Vladimir Putin

November 30, 2024

U.S.

What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks

The Editors

November 16, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Global

Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine

Anne Applebaum

November 12, 2024

Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators wave flags in Washington, D.C.

Science

MAGA Goes to Mars

Marina Koren

November 5, 2024

collage of trump tower placed on top of a planet in space

Global

Xi May Lose His Gamble

Michael Schuman

November 3, 2024

Politics

The Unique Danger of a Trumpist Oligarchy

Franklin Foer

November 2, 2024

A photo illustration of Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk

Books Briefing

What Americans Should Read Before the Election

Boris Kachka

November 1, 2024

A photo of Alexei Navalny flashing a V sign with his fingers next to a guard

Politics

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

Frederick Kempe

October 22, 2024

A black-and-white photomontage of Donald Trump on the left and Kamala Harris on the right.

Books

A Dissident Is Built Different

Gal Beckerman

October 21, 2024

A sketch, in light blue over a peach background, of a man with wavy hair with just the outline of a jacket.

Books

This Time, Bob Woodward Gets It Right

Franklin Foer

October 11, 2024

An older man in a blue suit and tie standing in front of a brick wall and lush greenery

Politics

The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax

David A. Graham

October 11, 2024

Ideas

The Only Way the Ukraine War Can End

Anne Applebaum

October 2, 2024

A damaged statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha, in Russia's Kursk province

Global

Putin Can’t Keep His Private Life Private

Anna Nemtsova

September 30, 2024

A photo-illustration featuring Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva

The Atlantic Daily

The Russian Propaganda Attack on America

Tom Nichols

September 5, 2024

An image of the Kremlin in front of a cloudy dark night sky

Global

Five Tiny Pieces of Paper

Gal Beckerman

August 6, 2024

Global

China May Be the Ukraine War’s Big Winner

Michael Schuman

June 24, 2024

A photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin greeting China's premier, Xi Jinping

Global

Why Russia Is Happy at War

Anastasia Edel

June 9, 2024

A photo of a tank in a parade at Red Square in Moscow for Victory Day over Nazi Germany, 2022

Ideas

What Putin’s No. 2 Believes About the West

Leon Aron

April 27, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

Russia’s Tragedy, Putin’s Humiliation

Tom Nichols

March 25, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past his limousine

Ideas

There Was No Russian Election

Anne Applebaum

March 20, 2024

Black-and-white photo of Vladimir Putin in a black suit walking into a room

The Atlantic Daily

Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

Tom Nichols

March 18, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sit together

Global

Putin’s ‘Rabble of Thin-Necked Henchmen’

Anna Nemtsova

March 16, 2024

Putin, frowning, strides past men in military uniform.

Global

What’s Happening in Russia Is Not an Election

Brian Klaas

March 14, 2024

Illustration showing a hand inserting a ballot into a box that has Putin's face on it

Ideas

Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members

Tom Nichols

February 10, 2024

Ideas

The Sanctions Against Russia Are Starting to Work

Leon Aron

December 7, 2023

Global

Putin’s Deal With Wife Killers

Anna Nemtsova

November 29, 2023

Juxtaposed photos of Vladimir Putin and Vera Pekhteleva

Global

Why Vladimir Putin Is Embracing Germany’s Far Right

Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp

October 31, 2023

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Ideas

Putin Is Worried, So He Turned to Anti-Semitism

Leon Aron

September 24, 2023

A close-up photo of Vladimir Putin's face seen from the right

Ideas

The Mercenary Always Loses

Graeme Wood

August 24, 2023

Illustration showing Prigozhin in the bottom left corner, his face cropped by the frame

Ideas

Prigozhin’s Death Heralds Even More Spectacular Violence

Anne Applebaum

August 23, 2023

Global

Yevgeny Prigozhin May Have the Last Laugh

Brian Klaas

August 23, 2023

A black-and-white close-up of Vladimir Putin's face shows his eyes narrowed and his brow furrowed.

Ideas

A Very Public Execution in Russia

Tom Nichols

August 23, 2023

Close-up picture of Yevgeny Prigozhin looking unhappy

Global

Vladimir Putin and the Parable of the ‘Cornered Rat’

Uri Friedman

August 2, 2023

A rat stands in a corner painted with the white, blue, and red stripes of the Russian flag.

Radio Atlantic

The Power of a Failed Revolt

Hanna Rosin

June 29, 2023

Photograph of a man holding aRussian flag next to an army tank

Global

The Mutiny Could Be a Gift to Putin

Alexander Gabuev

June 29, 2023

Global

Russia Has Reached a Dead End

Greg Yudin

June 29, 2023

A photo of Russian police officers guarding Red Square

Sections

The Print Edition

How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine

What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks

Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine

MAGA Goes to Mars

Xi May Lose His Gamble

The Unique Danger of a Trumpist Oligarchy

What Americans Should Read Before the Election

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

A Dissident Is Built Different

This Time, Bob Woodward Gets It Right

The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax

The Only Way the Ukraine War Can End

Putin Can’t Keep His Private Life Private

The Russian Propaganda Attack on America

Five Tiny Pieces of Paper

China May Be the Ukraine War’s Big Winner

Why Russia Is Happy at War

What Putin’s No. 2 Believes About the West

Russia’s Tragedy, Putin’s Humiliation

There Was No Russian Election

Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

Putin’s ‘Rabble of Thin-Necked Henchmen’

What’s Happening in Russia Is Not an Election

Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members

The Sanctions Against Russia Are Starting to Work

Putin’s Deal With Wife Killers

Why Vladimir Putin Is Embracing Germany’s Far Right

Putin Is Worried, So He Turned to Anti-Semitism

The Mercenary Always Loses

Prigozhin’s Death Heralds Even More Spectacular Violence

Yevgeny Prigozhin May Have the Last Laugh

A Very Public Execution in Russia

Vladimir Putin and the Parable of the ‘Cornered Rat’

The Power of a Failed Revolt

The Mutiny Could Be a Gift to Putin

Russia Has Reached a Dead End