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Putin Didn’t Know How Good He Had It

Thomas Graham and Alan Cullison

February 13, 2026

A photo-illustration showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and the White House

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Wipeout on the Ice

February 10, 2026

Three speed skaters slide and fall as they crash into one another at the end of a race, as one other remains standing, crossing the finish line.

Superb Owl Sunday X

February 8, 2026

A close view of an owl looking right at the camera, with its wings and feathers puffed up

Countdown to an Arms Race

February 3, 2026

Collage with photograph of negotiators with the U.S. and U.S.S.R. flags behind them and a black-and-white world map

Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Icy Storm, Crying Horse

January 30, 2026

Two people ride in a small sleigh being pulled through snow by a running horse.

Whatever This Is, It Is Not Strategy

January 29, 2026

Trump’s Head-Scratching Turn Toward China

Michael Schuman

January 26, 2026

Photograph of Donald Trump walking on stage toward American and Chinese flags

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Rift With American Allies

January 24, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Firewall Against Chinese Cars Is Cracking

January 23, 2026

BYD sedans on a factory line

The Great Divorce

January 23, 2026

Illustration of a world map with a thick, black zigzag line crossing through the Atlantic Ocean

The Real Reason for the Drop in Fentanyl Overdoses

Charles Fain Lehman

January 20, 2026

A color photograph of a black, scuffed service with three small, teal-colored pills on top.

America vs. the World

March 2026 Issue

a black-ink Rorschach-test style illustration of Donald Trump's face made from the outlines of the continents, set on an orange background

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

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.

National Security

‘Some Foreign Influence Will Be Hard to Reverse’

January 14, 2026

President Xi of China meeting with the President of Lima

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Alexandra Petri

January 12, 2026

trump looking at globe

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

January 10, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of many birds flying in front of a building draped with a banner of Trump's face

Photos of the Week: Icy Hearts, Warm Beach, Raging Fire

January 9, 2026

A reveler dressed as Frankenstein's monster plunges into the ocean during a polar bear plunge event.

National Security

The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Vivian Salama

January 9, 2026

Ice floes form patterns in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle

Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing

January 5, 2026

Donald Trump in the middle of concentric circles

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

January 3, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Race for Global Domination in AI

Michael Schuman

January 3, 2026

A robot hand holding a racing flag

I Bought ‘GLP-3’

December 23, 2025

a person standing on a scale

Photos of the Week: London Fog, Scooter Blankets, Giant Snowman

December 19, 2025

A person takes a photo in New York City's Central Park, where bare trees all covered in fresh snow, and people are walking over a stone arch bridge.

‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’

December 17, 2025

A distorted portrait of Khamenei with the reflection of overhead lights over one of his eyes

The Longest Suicide Note in American History

December 16, 2025

A color photograph of a White House door at night, seen behind a hedge and between two columns.

The Real Reason for the Hong Kong Fire

Timothy McLaughlin

December 13, 2025

A photo of charred towers in Hong Kong

Sam Altman Got What He Wanted

December 12, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Sam Altman looking off to the side. Behind him are abstract blue shapes, including an oval showing a close-up of President Trump's hands signing his name with a thick black marker, set against a light gray background.

Trump Is Throwing Away America’s AI Dominance

December 12, 2025

Photograph of Donald Trump and Jensen Huang shaking hands behind a podium

Banning AI Regulation Would Be a Disaster

December 11, 2025

Silhouette of the United States over a background of ones and zeros

2025 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year

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.

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

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

A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats

December 8, 2025

Photograph of two figures (left, Pete Hegseth) seen from behind, looking up at a fighter jet formation flying in a blue sky

Trump’s Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble

December 5, 2025

Photograph of an American flag flying above the White House

Rising Prices Are Bad, but Plummeting Prices Are Worse

Michael Schuman

December 1, 2025

A woman looking overwhelmed by products in a Chinese grocery store.

Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?

Alexander C. Kaufman

November 24, 2025

a plane streaks something across the sky

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