Vladimir Putin

May 26, 2022

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy with his troops.

Ideas

The War Won’t End Until Putin Loses

Anne Applebaum

May 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin sitting at the end of a long table

Newsletters

Three Signs That Putin Might Be Reassessing His Plans

Tom Nichols

May 19, 2022

Ideas

We Can’t Face Down Putin Alone

Dennis Ross

May 6, 2022

Officials pose for a photograph after a summit in Israel.

Ideas

Brace for May 9

Tom Nichols

May 3, 2022

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Putin Isn’t the Only Autocrat Misusing History

Katie Stallard

April 30, 2022

A bust of Stalin with a spiraling clock over his face.

Ideas

Why the Russian People Go Along With Putin’s War

Shadi Hamid

April 23, 2022

Ideas

‘If Macron Loses, Putin Wins’

Thomas Chatterton Williams

April 23, 2022

An illustration set on a yellow backdrop of Marine Le Pen's photo scribbled over with blue and Emmanuel Macron's photo scribbed over with red, with white scribbles between the two to mimic the French flag

Newsletters

Putin’s Unholy War

Tom Nichols

April 20, 2022

A Ukrainian priest buries the victims of the Bucha massacre.

Ideas

A Neutral Ukraine Is a Dangerous Idea

Leon Aron

April 5, 2022

A woman walks in Odesa, Ukraine, as three large columns of smoke billow in the distance.

Newsletters

Putin’s Blunder and Europe’s Gamble

Tom Nichols

April 4, 2022

Politics

The ‘Putin Is Bad, But’ Republicans

Ben Jacobs

April 2, 2022

Illustration of the Republican Party elephant surrounded by barbed wire.

Global

How to Make Sense of Russia’s War on Ukraine Right Now

April 1, 2022

Ideas

Trump Is a Flat Circle

David A. Graham

March 30, 2022

Ideas

Biden’s Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error

Tom Nichols

March 26, 2022

Biden with an animated expression giving a speech in front of a flag

Ideas

Putin Is Just Following the Manual

Dina Khapaeva

March 26, 2022

Illustration of Putin and a map of the world.

Ideas

Putin Doesn’t Realize How Much Warfare Has Changed

Antony Beevor

March 24, 2022

Global

How Western News Is Getting Around Putin’s Digital Iron Curtain

Yasmeen Serhan

March 22, 2022

A television, which is broadcasting Russian President Vladimir Putin's face, being turned off

Ideas

Only NATO Can Save Putin

Tom Nichols

March 17, 2022

An illustration of Vladimir Putin and the NATO symbol

Newsletters

The Far Right Is Now Anti–anti-Putin

Molly Jong-Fast

March 16, 2022

Ideas

Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap

Brian Klaas

March 16, 2022

A stencil drawing of a man in military uniform

Ideas

Putin’s Nuclear Threats Are a Wake-Up Call for the World

Uri Friedman

March 15, 2022

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Is the West in Denial?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 14, 2022

A white envelope on a red background with a red Atlantic "A"

Ideas

The Western World Is in Denial

Veronika Melkozerova

March 14, 2022

Two people sit atop a tank in Ukraine in 2022.

Ideas

The U.S. Subsidy That Empowers Putin

David Frum

March 14, 2022

The Lincolnway Energy plant in Nevada, Iowa, converts corn into ethanol in a largely automated process.

Global

Putin Needs an Off-Ramp

Tom McTague

March 14, 2022

Newsletters

Putin’s Propaganda Isn’t What Russians Are Used To

Charlie Warzel

March 13, 2022

Ideas

We Have Reached a Hinge of History

Ben Rhodes

March 13, 2022

Up for Debate

Was Biden Right to Ban Russian Oil?

Conor Friedersdorf

March 11, 2022

Politics

I Watched Russian TV So You Don’t Have To

Olga Khazan

March 10, 2022

Living room featuring a TV and a portrait of Lenin

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: A Mess of Putin’s Own Making

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 9, 2022

Ideas

Of Course Putin Is Being Canceled

Helen Lewis

March 8, 2022

Stylized image of Vladimir Putin with red scribbles

Ideas

What Democracy’s Advocates Can Learn From Ukrainians

David Litt

March 8, 2022

A moving photo illustration of a computer finger cursor dangling Vladimir Putin from his collar, over a blurred background of the Ukrainian national flag

Ideas

Biden Answered the 3 a.m. Call

Franklin Foer

March 8, 2022

A dark photo of the silhouette of Joe Biden standing by an American flag

Ideas

I Was Wrong About Putin

Sergei Dobrynin

March 8, 2022

A black-and-white photo illustration of Vladimir Putin with his eyes scratched out

Global

What a Decade-Old Conflict Tells Us About Putin

Kim Ghattas

March 6, 2022

A Gaddafi supporter holds a portrait of the Libyan leader during a 2011 celebration.

Sections

The Print Edition

Only Ukrainians Will Decide When the War Is Over

The War Won’t End Until Putin Loses

Three Signs That Putin Might Be Reassessing His Plans

We Can’t Face Down Putin Alone

Brace for May 9

Putin Isn’t the Only Autocrat Misusing History

Why the Russian People Go Along With Putin’s War

‘If Macron Loses, Putin Wins’

Putin’s Unholy War

A Neutral Ukraine Is a Dangerous Idea

Putin’s Blunder and Europe’s Gamble

The ‘Putin Is Bad, But’ Republicans

How to Make Sense of Russia’s War on Ukraine Right Now

Trump Is a Flat Circle

Biden’s Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error

Putin Is Just Following the Manual

Putin Doesn’t Realize How Much Warfare Has Changed

How Western News Is Getting Around Putin’s Digital Iron Curtain

Only NATO Can Save Putin

The Far Right Is Now Anti–anti-Putin

Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap

Putin’s Nuclear Threats Are a Wake-Up Call for the World

The Atlantic Daily: Is the West in Denial?

The Western World Is in Denial

The U.S. Subsidy That Empowers Putin

Putin Needs an Off-Ramp

Putin’s Propaganda Isn’t What Russians Are Used To

We Have Reached a Hinge of History

Was Biden Right to Ban Russian Oil?

I Watched Russian TV So You Don’t Have To

The Atlantic Daily: A Mess of Putin’s Own Making

Of Course Putin Is Being Canceled

What Democracy’s Advocates Can Learn From Ukrainians

Biden Answered the 3 a.m. Call

I Was Wrong About Putin

What a Decade-Old Conflict Tells Us About Putin