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Ideas

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Anne Applebaum

April 12, 2026

Time-Travel Thursdays

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

Stephanie Bai

April 9, 2026

A blue-tined photo showing the Earth setting behind the moon

Global

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here

Thomas Wright

April 8, 2026

An image of local officials and navy personnel saluting a ship in the Gulf of Oman.

Ideas

Why Trump Thinks He Can Walk Away From the Strait of Hormuz

Idrees Kahloon

April 5, 2026

Illustration of a globe with a silhouette of Trump's face against a map of Iran in green and tan

The Atlantic Daily

What Trump Wants From Cuba

Will Gottsegen

April 3, 2026

National Security

The Hardest Job in Europe

Isaac Stanley-Becker

March 31, 2026

Global

America Needs to Get Serious About Drones

Brynn Tannehill

March 31, 2026

An image of US Air Force B-52H long range strategic bombers sitting on a tarmac.

Global

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

Robert Kagan

March 30, 2026

Illustration of a rapidly spinning globe

Ideas

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign

Anne Applebaum

March 27, 2026

Collage of images of Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar, and Volodymyr Zelensky

National Security

Is The End of NATO Near?

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster

March 26, 2026

Illustration of NATO flag being torn by a fighter jet

Ideas

Trump Owes Mueller

David Frum

March 25, 2026

Illustration of Robert Mueller and Donald Trump

Politics

Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller

Jonathan Lemire

March 21, 2026

Ideas

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Anne Applebaum

March 17, 2026

Photograph of Donald Trump walking down a staircase to exit an airplane

Ideas

A Possible Upside to the Iran War

Michael Schuman

March 16, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping on a blurry television screen.

Economy

‘We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’

Rogé Karma

March 13, 2026

A sideways oil barrel spilling a black-and-white world map

Trivia

Atlantic Trivia for March 11, 2026: Skims and Stravinsky

Drew Goins

March 11, 2026

National Security

A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?

Shane Harris

March 9, 2026

A man's shadow falls over boxes of numbers that are color-coded to look like the Iranian flag, in green, white, and red

Economy

Would Trump Risk an Oil Crisis?

Rogé Karma

March 6, 2026

Illustrated collage of oil-related images

Ideas

The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones

Brynn Tannehill

March 4, 2026

A gif of black silhouettes of missiles in a row fading away

Ideas

Trump Rolls the Iron Dice

Eliot A. Cohen

February 28, 2026

National Security

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine

Simon Shuster

February 27, 2026

Photography

Photos: Four Years of War in Ukraine

Alan Taylor

February 24, 2026

A soldier in a dress uniform stands guard in front of decorated military gravestones and a light display.

Ideas

No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

Anne Applebaum

February 17, 2026

image of Marco Rubio on an octagonal mirror at the Munich Security Conference

National Security

Norway Faces Up to Trump’s Demands for the Nobel Peace Prize

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Simon Shuster

February 15, 2026

Global

Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It

Thomas Wright

February 15, 2026

Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference

Ideas

The Clash of Civilizations Was an Inside Job

Josef Joffe

February 14, 2026

A black and white engraving of a classical city being razed by men on horses carrying spears

National Security

Why Europe Is Talking About Nukes

Isaac Stanley-Becker

February 13, 2026

National Security

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky

Simon Shuster

February 13, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Volodymyr Zelensky seated and gesturing

Planet

The Blind Spot at the Top of the World

Brett Simpson

February 13, 2026

Global

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

Photography

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Disqualified for a ‘Helmet of Remembrance’

Alan Taylor

February 12, 2026

A grim-looking athlete wearing a blue beanie and a yellow jacket holds up a gray racing helmet adorned with many images of other athletes.

National Security

Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump

Simon Shuster

February 12, 2026

A color full-length portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky

National Security

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

Simon Shuster

February 10, 2026

A photograph of Kyiv's skyline, in the dsitance and in the dark, lit up with ballistic missiles

Time-Travel Thursdays

Ballet’s New Iron Curtain

Sara Krolewski

February 5, 2026

National Security

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

Simon Shuster

February 3, 2026

Flames are visible in a night sky behind a high-rise in Kyiv.

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The Print Edition

Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Tax Day

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here

Why Trump Thinks He Can Walk Away From the Strait of Hormuz

What Trump Wants From Cuba

The Hardest Job in Europe

America Needs to Get Serious About Drones

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign

Is The End of NATO Near?

Trump Owes Mueller

Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

A Possible Upside to the Iran War

‘We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’

Atlantic Trivia for March 11, 2026: Skims and Stravinsky

A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?

Would Trump Risk an Oil Crisis?

The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones

Trump Rolls the Iron Dice

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine

Photos: Four Years of War in Ukraine

No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

Norway Faces Up to Trump’s Demands for the Nobel Peace Prize

Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It

The Clash of Civilizations Was an Inside Job

Why Europe Is Talking About Nukes

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky

The Blind Spot at the Top of the World

Putin Didn’t Know How Good He Had It

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Disqualified for a ‘Helmet of Remembrance’

Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

Ballet’s New Iron Curtain

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks