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Chip Somodevilla / Getty The Race to Save America’s Democracy
Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress. The Fraught Role of the Military in a Weakening Democracy
Bill McRaven on why we need military leaders who speak truth to power
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Holly Reed. A Warning for Those Ready to Capitulate to Trump
A former U.S. ambassador to Russia says powerful Russians were too eager to go along with Vladimir Putin.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Kaniuka Ruslan / Ukrinform / Sipa USA / Reuters. American Politics Is Due for a Realignment
Bret Stephens tells us why we need to listen to the Trump voter.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Tony Cenicola / The New York Times / Redux. America’s Greatest Threat to Democracy Comes From Within
A conversation with former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty. AI and the Rise of Techno-Fascism in the United States
Will powerful new tools be used to promote democracy or undermine it?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Athena Vouloumanos. Why the West Failed the ‘Putin Test’
A Nobel Peace Prize winner on Ukraine’s resilience
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Center for Civil Liberties. The View from NATO’s Eastern Flank
Lithuania has become an outspoken defender of Ukraine against the Russian invasion
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Olga Posaškova. Europe, the ‘Sleeping Beauty’
Bolstering democracies will take global cooperation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Axel Springer.
