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Ukraine

December 20, 2022

A photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Global

‘I Just Wanted the Whole Thing to Be Over’

Anna Nemtsova

December 7, 2022

An illustration featuring a grainy black-and-white image of Victoria Obidina, a Ukrainian paramedic who was held as a POW in Russia

Ideas

The Conventional Wisdom About War Crimes Is Wrong

Brian Klaas

December 6, 2022

Body bags lie in a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine.

Global

Taiwan Faces Its Ukraine Moment

Damir Marusic

December 3, 2022

Paper cut-and-paste craft showing a Chinese flag, a yellow bang icon, and the Taiwanese flag.

Ideas

The Future of American Warfare Is Unfolding in Ukraine

Phillips Payson O’Brien

November 25, 2022

Boxes of military equipment arriving in an airport platform

Technology

The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare

Mark Bowden

November 22, 2022

Green dots spread over a satellite view of Ukraine.

Ideas

Cut the Baloney Realism

Eliot A. Cohen

November 21, 2022

A recursive illustration in which a red stop sign features a speech bubble, which features a red stop sign, which features a speech bubble, etc.

Ideas

Fear of Nuclear War Has Warped the West’s Ukraine Strategy

Anne Applebaum

November 7, 2022

Illustration of Putin and a nuclear bomb detonating

Up for Debate

The Importance of Dissent in Wartime

Conor Friedersdorf

October 26, 2022

Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaking into microphones

Ideas

The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear

Eliot A. Cohen

October 22, 2022

A photo of a small Ukrainian flag besides a small American one

Ideas

Germany Is Arguing With Itself Over Ukraine

Anne Applebaum

October 20, 2022

German armed forces stand at ease in front of a battle tank.

Global

One Ukrainian City in the Way of Putin’s New Total War

Anna Nemtsova

October 14, 2022

A Ukrainian woman surveys damage caused by a Russian missile in Zaporizhzhya.

Ideas

Biden’s Loose Lips Make the Nuclear Threat Worse

Kori Schake

October 13, 2022

An illustration featuring an image of Joe Biden and a nuclear symbol

Ideas

Russia Just Showed Why It’s Floundering in Ukraine

Phillips Payson O’Brien

October 12, 2022

From left to right: a fire on the Kerch bridge from Crimea to Russia; a Kyiv power station struck by a Russian missile.

Ideas

The War That Russia Already Lost

Veronika Melkozerova

October 10, 2022

A crowd waving Ukrainian flags in front of sunset sky.

Ideas

Should Oleksandra Matviychuk Share the Nobel Peace Prize With Russians?

George Packer

October 8, 2022

A TV screen showing the face of Oleksandra Matviychuk, as if on a video-call

The Atlantic Daily

Putin in the Bunker

Tom Nichols

September 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin meeting with Moscow-appointed heads of four annexed Ukrainian regions

Ideas

We Must Reject Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail

Andriy Yermak

September 30, 2022

Illustration showing fist up in front of circular shape with colors of Russian flag

Ideas

Putin Is Cornered

Eliot A. Cohen

September 20, 2022

An illustration featuring Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin

Ideas

Victory Brings Its Own Dangers

Elliot Ackerman

September 18, 2022

Ideas

Ukrainian Success Will Not Be Catastrophic

Kori Schake

September 17, 2022

Balakliia residents riding bikes in front of a tank

The Atlantic Daily

Ukraine Stands, Fights, and Wins

Tom Nichols

September 12, 2022

Ukrainian flag waving in front of a cloudy sky

Ideas

Ukraine Pulled Off a Masterstroke

Phillips Payson O’Brien

September 12, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers firing on Russian positions

Ideas

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

Anne Applebaum

September 11, 2022

Ukrainian flag waving in the liberated town of Balakliya

Viewfinder

The Angels of Lviv

Linda Kinstler

October 2022 Issue

photo detail of antique painting of a face with blue eyes, obscured by a grid of packing tape stuck directly to painting

The Atlantic Daily

Why the Russian Military Brutalizes Ukraine

Tom Nichols

September 9, 2022

The remains of a house in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.

Ideas

Ukraine Is Waging a New Kind of War

Phillips Payson O’Brien

September 8, 2022

Blue and yellow pawns surrounding a Russian flag

Press Room

Ukraine Defiant––The Atlantic Publishes Special Issue on Democracy’s Front Lines

September 6, 2022

Global

Ukrainians Are Defending the Values Americans Claim to Hold

George Packer

October 2022 Issue

illustration of people looking over a barricade waving Ukrainian flag with snow and high-rise buildings behind and soldiers in foreground

Family

Scenes From Ukrainian Summer Camp

Andrea Stanley

August 30, 2022

Collage of photos from Strokatienoty, a summer camp in Ukraine

The Atlantic Daily

The Stakes in Ukraine Have Not Changed

Tom Nichols

August 16, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers rest by a car; a shirtless man wearing a rosary stares at the camera while exhaling smoke.

Ideas

The Country That Suffers Whenever Russia Schemes

Anne Applebaum

August 15, 2022

Picture of a woman wearing winter rain gear and standing up in the stairs at a square with an equestrian statue and pine trees. In the background, there is a brutalist building with a sign that reads "Cosmos."

Ideas

The Torment of Odesa

Graeme Wood

July 23, 2022

People observe a cloud of smoke from a fire in the background after a missile strike

Ideas

Russia’s Hunger War

David Patrikarakos

July 20, 2022

An illustration of a fist grasping a sheaf of wheat on fire, in the colors of a Russian flag

Global

‘France Has Delivered Almost Nothing’

Yasmeen Serhan

July 18, 2022

A black-and-white photo portrait of Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Ideas

Russia’s Invasion Is Making Ukraine More Democratic

Nataliya Gumenyuk

July 16, 2022

Residents stand outside a building on the outskirts of Chernihiv

Sections

The Print Edition

Zelensky Knows the Clock Is Ticking

‘I Just Wanted the Whole Thing to Be Over’

The Conventional Wisdom About War Crimes Is Wrong

Taiwan Faces Its Ukraine Moment

The Future of American Warfare Is Unfolding in Ukraine

The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare

Cut the Baloney Realism

Fear of Nuclear War Has Warped the West’s Ukraine Strategy

The Importance of Dissent in Wartime

The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear

Germany Is Arguing With Itself Over Ukraine

One Ukrainian City in the Way of Putin’s New Total War

Biden’s Loose Lips Make the Nuclear Threat Worse

Russia Just Showed Why It’s Floundering in Ukraine

The War That Russia Already Lost

Should Oleksandra Matviychuk Share the Nobel Peace Prize With Russians?

Putin in the Bunker

We Must Reject Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail

Putin Is Cornered

Victory Brings Its Own Dangers

Ukrainian Success Will Not Be Catastrophic

Ukraine Stands, Fights, and Wins

Ukraine Pulled Off a Masterstroke

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

The Angels of Lviv

Why the Russian Military Brutalizes Ukraine

Ukraine Is Waging a New Kind of War

Ukraine Defiant––The Atlantic Publishes Special Issue on Democracy’s Front Lines

Ukrainians Are Defending the Values Americans Claim to Hold

Scenes From Ukrainian Summer Camp

The Stakes in Ukraine Have Not Changed

The Country That Suffers Whenever Russia Schemes

The Torment of Odesa

Russia’s Hunger War

‘France Has Delivered Almost Nothing’

Russia’s Invasion Is Making Ukraine More Democratic