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Ukraine

April 12, 2026

Photography

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

Alan Taylor

April 9, 2026

Fire and smoke rise from a large government building as protesters crowd beneath a gate.

National Security

Don’t Mess With the Housewives of Ukraine

Simon Shuster

April 2, 2026

A collage of Volodymyr Zelensky and Armin Papperger

National Security

The Hardest Job in Europe

Isaac Stanley-Becker

March 31, 2026

Global

America Needs to Get Serious About Drones

Brynn Tannehill

March 31, 2026

An image of US Air Force B-52H long range strategic bombers sitting on a tarmac.

Global

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

Robert Kagan

March 30, 2026

Illustration of a rapidly spinning globe

Ideas

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign

Anne Applebaum

March 27, 2026

Collage of images of Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar, and Volodymyr Zelensky

National Security

Building Tanks While the Ukrainians Master Drones

Simon Shuster

March 27, 2026

An illustration of a military tank and drones

Global

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Brynn Tannehill

March 21, 2026

Illustration with photos of Kharg Island, soldiers, and oil pipes with a gas flare nearby

Ideas

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Anne Applebaum

March 17, 2026

Photograph of Donald Trump walking down a staircase to exit an airplane

Ideas

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 13, 2026

Collage with an oil-tanker explosion, Mojtaba Khamenei's face, and maps of the Strait of Hormuz

National Security

The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan

Simon Shuster and Nancy A. Youssef

March 5, 2026

Illustration of a Shahed 136 through a lens of a drone interceptor

Ideas

The Humiliation of J. D. Vance

Idrees Kahloon

March 5, 2026

A photo of J. D. Vance, with fragmented ripples of the photo in all directions

National Security

The One Variable That Could Decide the War

Missy Ryan and Nancy A. Youssef

March 3, 2026

An illustration of stockpiles and a plane

National Security

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine

Simon Shuster

February 27, 2026

Photography

Photos: Four Years of War in Ukraine

Alan Taylor

February 24, 2026

A soldier in a dress uniform stands guard in front of decorated military gravestones and a light display.

Global

Europe Has Received the Message

Joseph de Weck

February 17, 2026

A photograph of two soldiers in red berets raising an EU flag

National Security

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky

Simon Shuster

February 13, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Volodymyr Zelensky seated and gesturing

Photography

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Disqualified for a ‘Helmet of Remembrance’

Alan Taylor

February 12, 2026

A grim-looking athlete wearing a blue beanie and a yellow jacket holds up a gray racing helmet adorned with many images of other athletes.

National Security

Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump

Simon Shuster

February 12, 2026

A color full-length portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky

National Security

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

Simon Shuster

February 10, 2026

A photograph of Kyiv's skyline, in the dsitance and in the dark, lit up with ballistic missiles

National Security

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

Simon Shuster

February 3, 2026

Flames are visible in a night sky behind a high-rise in Kyiv.

Ideas

What Should Americans Do Now?

George Packer

January 27, 2026

Color photograph of a person in a cap looking down at Minneapolis protests from a window.

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

Photography

Photos of the Week: Icy Dip, Resting Goose, Campaign Bear

Alan Taylor

January 16, 2026

An aerial view of four people wearing bright-red rubber protective suits, floating in green-colored water among chunks of floating ice.

Global

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Andrew Ryvkin

January 14, 2026

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

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Simon Shuster

January 8, 2026

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

Global

Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack

Idrees Kahloon

January 3, 2026

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

The Atlantic Daily

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

David A. Graham

December 17, 2025

U.S.

Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine

The Editors

December 13, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

National Security

Ukraine’s Latest Attacks Showcase Its Desperation

Simon Shuster and Jonathan Lemire

December 10, 2025

Photography

2025 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year

Alan Taylor

December 10, 2025

A person carries an American flag as they walk through a cloud of tear gas at a protest outside of an ICE facility.

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

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The Print Edition

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

Don’t Mess With the Housewives of Ukraine

The Hardest Job in Europe

America Needs to Get Serious About Drones

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign

Building Tanks While the Ukrainians Master Drones

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan

The Humiliation of J. D. Vance

The One Variable That Could Decide the War

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine

Photos: Four Years of War in Ukraine

Europe Has Received the Message

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Disqualified for a ‘Helmet of Remembrance’

Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

What Should Americans Do Now?

America’s Crimea

Why Trump Sides With Putin

Photos of the Week: Icy Dip, Resting Goose, Campaign Bear

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas

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

Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine

Ukraine’s Latest Attacks Showcase Its Desperation

2025 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months