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A Private Company Wants to Block the Sun, Responsibly

Alexander C. Kaufman

April 2, 2026

A picture of the sun with half grayed out

The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives

February 22, 2026

Sudanese refugees wait for a health check at a clinic in Chad.

Atlantic Trivia on Super Bowls and Super Ballerinas

February 6, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It?

Christian Elliott

January 31, 2026

National Security

Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace

Paul Beckett and Isabel Ruehl

January 17, 2026

A dove carrying a stack of money

Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future

November 23, 2025

a group of people are silhouetted by the light at the entrance of a pavilion at COP30 in Brasil

Trump Needs the UN in Gaza

October 27, 2025

Color photograph of a crowd of Palestinians receiving aid from a convoy of trucks in Gaza

The Real Reason to Recognize Palestine

September 30, 2025

Boy holding Palestinian flag

National Security

Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean

September 26, 2025

A grid of four black-and-white photographs showing a boat in the ocean and subsequent flashes of light and explosions as it is hit.

The Atlantic Daily

Is This ‘America First’?

September 24, 2025

Donald Trump giving a speech at the United Nations General Assembly

National Security

Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now

Jonathan Lemire and Missy Ryan

September 23, 2025

Black-and-white photo of President Donald Trump delivering his annual United Nations General Assembly address.

When Children Forget the Colors of Foods

Ghada Abdulfattah

August 27, 2025

A triptych of black-and-white photos of daily life in Gaza, showing from left to right: a child and a cat at the entrance to a tent, a child carrying water jugs while wearing a hoodie, and a child getting her hair braided in a tent..

Western Nations Are Taking a Key Step Toward a Two-State Solution

August 20, 2025

A demonstrator surrounded by smoke holds a Palestinian flag

The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth

September 2025 Issue

photo through car window of military vehicles and trucks driving on dirt road, one flying flag, with fighters, arms raised, sitting on tops and sides

Israel’s Last Chance

August 4, 2025

A line for hot meals in Gaza's al-Zeitoun neighborhood

‘We’re Trying to Do the Best We Can Before We Die’

Claire Porter Robbins

August 1, 2025

A 6-year-old is affected by severe food shortages in western Gaza on July 27, 2025.

Food Aid in Gaza Has Become a Horror

July 25, 2025

Palestinians scramble for aid at a food-distribution point.

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse

June 30, 2025

Illustration of fading baby bottles

No Rational Aid-Distribution System Should Work This Way

Juliette Kayyem

June 6, 2025

Displaced Palestinians including women and children living in tents receive food distributed by aid organizations in al Mawasi district of Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 30, 2025.

As America Steps Back, Others Step In

June 6, 2025

An illustration of the globe

The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert

May 12, 2025

Picture of refugees who fled the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Darfur region

This Is the Way a World Order Ends

Margaret MacMillan

April 30, 2025

Photo-illustration of a globe being broken apart with the United States at center.

Why the Left Should Embrace Pronatalism

Elizabeth Bruenig

February 25, 2025

A photo-illustration of a parking space painted with the symbols of a family.

How the U.S. Gamed the Law of the Sea

January 25, 2025

A collage showing a map of the United States, an illustration of a continental shelf, and images depicting maritime commerce

Environmental Internationalism Is in Its Flop Era

December 13, 2024

a match whose tip looks like the Earth

The UN’s Gaza Statistics Make No Sense

May 17, 2024

Younger Than War

November 9, 2023

Girls walking along a road in Palestine, surrounded by rolling green hills, the sun beginning to set

How to Get the Most Happiness From Your Social Life

Arthur C. Brooks

August 24, 2023

A group of people carrying smiley-face cards of different shapes and colors

The UN Weathers Another Trump Scandal

September 28, 2019

A woman stands at the grounds of the United Nations headquarters.

From the League to the UN

Gaetano Salvemini

August 1946 Issue

Left: General view of United Nations meeting. Andrev Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador to the US and leading Russian delegate, addressing the Assembly from the rostrum. January 17, 1946* Right: Palace of Nations / Anniversary day of the United Nations, Geneva, 1949