United States Armed Forces

January 5, 2026

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and General Dan Caine

Photography

Photos: The Venezuelan Diaspora Celebrates the Capture of Maduro

Alan Taylor

January 4, 2026

A person stands through the open roof of a car, celebrating among a crowd of others, waving Venezuelan flags.

National Security

Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s

Michael Scherer

January 4, 2026

An image of Delcy Rodríguez, the new interim president of Venezuela, overlayed on a black-and-white image of Trump

Ideas

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like

Tom Nichols

December 17, 2025

Donald Trump delivers a live address from the White House.

National Security

$1,776 Checks for the Military

Ashley Parker and Nancy A. Youssef

December 17, 2025

An illustration of Donald Trump pointing against a background of American flags and golden eagles

Ideas

Pete Hegseth’s Weak Excuses

Tom Nichols

December 4, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of Pete Hegseth

Ideas

Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now

Tom Nichols

December 1, 2025

Five duplicated black-and-white photographs of Pete Hegseth’s face that overlap with one another

Politics

The President Is Losing Control of Himself

Tom Nichols

November 21, 2025

President Trump talking emphatically into a microphone

Ideas

What Won’t Congress Let Trump Get Away With?

Conor Friedersdorf

October 17, 2025

National Security

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

Nancy A. Youssef

October 15, 2025

An empty Pentagon podium next to an American flag

Ideas

Kash Patel’s Challenge Coin Is Perfect for Him

Tom Nichols

October 3, 2025

Illustration of Kash Patel and three grey circles behind him

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Hegseth Summons Top Military Leaders to Washington

The Editors

September 27, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Politics

A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story

Conor Friedersdorf

September 10, 2025

A color photograph of George Retes in front of his military uniforms

Ideas

Pete Hegseth’s Department of Cringe

Tom Nichols

September 4, 2025

Ideas

The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring

Mike Nelson

August 31, 2025

A black-and-white photograph of the Reconciliation Memorial against a red background

National Security

Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity

Eliot A. Cohen

August 6, 2025

Air Force troops stand in rows looking at Pete Hegseth

National Security

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Becoming a Bubble

Nancy A. Youssef

August 4, 2025

Illustration of toy soldiers, a tank, and a helicopter each floating in a bubble.

The Atlantic Daily

The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place

Tom Nichols

July 22, 2025

Vice Admiral Yvette Davids looks at Donald Trump.

Humor

Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!

Alexandra Petri

July 15, 2025

National Security

What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers

Mike Nelson

August 2025 Issue

Graphic illustration with a black-and-white photo of Pete Hegseth's face within the silhouette of a soldier kneeling and firing a rifle, on a red background.

Ideas

What Trump—And the U.S.—Can’t Understand About Air Strikes

Phillips Payson O’Brien

July 5, 2025

Ideas

How to Assess the Damage of the Iran Strikes

Eliot A. Cohen

June 29, 2025

Ideas

Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around

Stanley A. McChrystal

June 15, 2025

An illustration of a child holding hands with what looks to be a blank figure of his father.

Politics

The Shame of Trump’s Parade

Graham Parsons

June 14, 2025

An image of Donald Trump melting into a parade of tanks and airplanes

Politics

What a Celebration of Freedom Looks Like

Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 14, 2025

Side-by-side photos of European flags in Schengen and an American flag waving underneath helicopters.

Ideas

Trump’s Un-American Parade

T. H. Breen

June 13, 2025

A portrait of George Washington on display during a parade

Ideas

A Parade of Ignorance

Eliot A. Cohen

June 12, 2025

A group of young adults watches a tank roll through the street

Ideas

This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters

Anne Applebaum

June 11, 2025

A photograph of the California National Guard, with a hand reaching in front of the camera lens

Ideas

The Silence of the Generals

Tom Nichols

June 10, 2025

Politics

Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade

Kori Schake

June 7, 2025

Trump waves in front of flags and a large military ship filled with men taking photos of him

Politics

Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image

Missy Ryan

May 24, 2025

Global

The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada

Stephen Marche

May 4, 2025

An illustration showing a U.S. star clashing with a Canadian maple leaf.

Ideas

Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign

Tom Nichols

April 22, 2025

A black and white photograph of Pete Hegseth

Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Consequences of the Signal Breach

The Editors

March 29, 2025

Planet

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

Brett Simpson

March 28, 2025

People sit around a table with a map of the Arctic on it.

Ideas

Hegseth Has All the Wrong Enemies

Jason Dempsey

March 7, 2025

A photo portrait of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Sections

The Print Edition

Is the U.S. Running Venezuela or Not?

Photos: The Venezuelan Diaspora Celebrates the Capture of Maduro

Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like

$1,776 Checks for the Military

Pete Hegseth’s Weak Excuses

Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now

The President Is Losing Control of Himself

What Won’t Congress Let Trump Get Away With?

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

Kash Patel’s Challenge Coin Is Perfect for Him

Hegseth Summons Top Military Leaders to Washington

A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story

Pete Hegseth’s Department of Cringe

The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring

Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Becoming a Bubble

The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place

Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!

What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers

What Trump—And the U.S.—Can’t Understand About Air Strikes

How to Assess the Damage of the Iran Strikes

Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around

The Shame of Trump’s Parade

What a Celebration of Freedom Looks Like

Trump’s Un-American Parade

A Parade of Ignorance

This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters

The Silence of the Generals

Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade

Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image

The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada

Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign

The Consequences of the Signal Breach

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

Hegseth Has All the Wrong Enemies