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Russia

January 30, 2026

Two people ride in a small sleigh being pulled through snow by a running horse.

Ideas

International Law Is Holding Democracies Back

John Yoo

January 25, 2026

An image of Donald Trump next to an image of a hand holding the 1945 Charter of the United Nations.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Rift With American Allies

The Editors

January 24, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

The Great Divorce

Eliot A. Cohen

January 23, 2026

Illustration of a world map with a thick, black zigzag line crossing through the Atlantic Ocean

National Security

America’s Crimea

Simon Shuster

January 21, 2026

Vladimir Putin, entering through gold doors

Podcasts

Why Trump Sides With Putin

David Frum

January 21, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Fiona Hill, surrounded by an illustrated border

Ideas

Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw

Anne Applebaum

January 19, 2026

Donald Trump shakes hands with Norway's prime minister

Ideas

America vs. the World

Robert Kagan

March 2026 Issue

a black-ink Rorschach-test style illustration of Donald Trump's face made from the outlines of the continents, set on an orange background

Global

Something Is Wrong With Russia’s Children

Anna Nemtsova

January 16, 2026

A photo-illustration showing soldiers marching and a child screaming

Global

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Andrew Ryvkin

January 14, 2026

Global

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

Elizabeth Tsurkov

January 11, 2026

A man partially obscured by swirling pink vapor, sits at a table gripping a pink vape. Another figure stands in the shadowy background.

Global

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

Garry Kasparov

January 10, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of many birds flying in front of a building draped with a banner of Trump's face

National Security

The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Vivian Salama

January 9, 2026

Ice floes form patterns in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle

National Security

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Simon Shuster

January 8, 2026

A photo of Nicolás Maduro and Vladimir Putin, torn in the middle

Ideas

Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing

Anne Applebaum

January 5, 2026

Donald Trump in the middle of concentric circles

Ideas

The Biggest Question About Venezuela

Eliot A. Cohen

January 4, 2026

Global

The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World

Graeme Wood

January 3, 2026

Global

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

Tom Nichols

January 3, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Family

The Holiday Traditions of a Nation Long Dead

Andrew Fedorov

December 31, 2025

Left: The Red Square viewed from the "Gum" department store, Moscow, 2001. Right: Christmas Tree On Berlin Soviet Zone On December 7th, 1960.

Ideas

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas

Phillips Payson O’Brien

December 27, 2025

Photograph of a masked soldier on a small boat at dusk, with a green light shining on him

Science

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

Brett Simpson

December 26, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s ‘Peace President’ Claim Isn’t Holding Up

David A. Graham

December 17, 2025

Politics

Trump’s Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying

Peter Wehner

December 16, 2025

U.S.

Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine

The Editors

December 13, 2025

National Security

Ukraine’s Latest Attacks Showcase Its Desperation

Simon Shuster and Jonathan Lemire

December 10, 2025

Photography

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

Alan Taylor

December 9, 2025

A nighttime view of the Earth, from orbit, with a bright blue-and-red bolt of electrical energy shooting up from a lightning strike in a storm below

Global

A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats

Thomas Wright

December 8, 2025

Photograph of two figures (left, Pete Hegseth) seen from behind, looking up at a fighter jet formation flying in a blue sky

Global

Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption

Anne Applebaum

December 7, 2025

Photo illustration of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff superimposed over a map of Ukraine

Global

Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesn’t Understand

Andrew Ryvkin

December 6, 2025

A photograph shows Trump extending a hand to Putin, who appears to hesitate, looking away from Trump with his hand pointing down.

Ideas

Trump’s Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble

Eliot A. Cohen

December 5, 2025

Photograph of an American flag flying above the White House

Photography

Top 25 News Photos of 2025

Alan Taylor

December 5, 2025

A man reacts emotionally while standing outside a burning complex of tall residential buildings.

Global

Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Is Bad. But Exposing It Is a Win.

Kristina Berdynskykh

December 3, 2025

Photograph of Ukrainians protesting near the monument of a poet, holding up homemade cardboard signs

Culture

Tom Stoppard Made a Spectacle of History

Adam Begley

December 1, 2025

A middle-aged man in a t-shirt in a black and while photo with a blurry cityscape and river in the background.

Global

The New German War Machine

Isaac Stanley-Becker

January 2026 Issue

photo of fighter jet with German markings on concrete pad, behind a tree, with long building behind and stormy gray skies

National Security

Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia

Simon Shuster

November 27, 2025

President Zelensky and Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak

Ideas

Peace Through Bungling

Eliot A. Cohen

November 27, 2025

An apartment with debris lying around and the windows blown out

Sections

The Print Edition

Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Icy Storm, Crying Horse

International Law Is Holding Democracies Back

Trump’s Rift With American Allies

The Great Divorce

America’s Crimea

Why Trump Sides With Putin

Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw

America vs. the World

Something Is Wrong With Russia’s Children

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing

The Biggest Question About Venezuela

The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

The Holiday Traditions of a Nation Long Dead

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

Trump’s ‘Peace President’ Claim Isn’t Holding Up

Trump’s Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying

Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine

Ukraine’s Latest Attacks Showcase Its Desperation

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats

Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption

Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesn’t Understand

Trump’s Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble

Top 25 News Photos of 2025

Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Is Bad. But Exposing It Is a Win.

Tom Stoppard Made a Spectacle of History

The New German War Machine

Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia

Peace Through Bungling