The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe
Panelists joined to discuss the effects of the conflict on America’s allies, and more.
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What Trump’s Address to the Nation Revealed
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s first national address since the war with Iran began.
Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s shifting answers to how the conflict could end.
How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss growing opposition to President Trump’s attacks on Iran and what winning a war with unclear objectives could like.
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Trump’s Hormuz blockade, and China’s reaction to the Iran war. Plus: A seismic election in Hungary, and Labyrinths, by Jorge Luis Borges.
What It Means to Be American
Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new populist era, and a discussion of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz
Graeme Wood on what he saw at the Strait of Hormuz and the lockdown of oil in the Persian Gulf. Plus: Trump’s war-information blackout and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250 years old.
The Far-Right Algorithm: Anti-Churchill, Anti-West
The historian Andrew Roberts on why many right-wing podcasters now believe that the wrong side won the Second World War, and the rise of algorithmically driven pseudo-historians. Plus: Trump is looking for an off-ramp from his war in Iran, and Gore Vidal’s novel Burr.
Trump’s First Week Back
Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.
Biden’s Farewell
And what to expect from Trump’s inaugural address
Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies
Meanwhile, some of the president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks are set to appear before the Senate.
How Mike Johnson Kept His Speakership
Plus: Are any of Trump’s Cabinet picks in trouble?
The Future of the Democratic Party
George Packer discusses his latest reporting on Donald Trump and American politics.
Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington
How the tech billionaire became Donald Trump’s newest partner
Trump Confronts Republican Rifts
How—and when—Republican lawmakers will turn the president-elect’s legislative agenda into law
Pete Hegseth’s Nomination
Will Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary convince key Republican senators that he’s a changed man?
The Future of the Executive Branch
The Trump administration has plans to overhaul the federal government—but how will the president-elect and his allies actually bring about this radical change?
What Comes Next for Trump’s Nominees
Can long-serving Republicans defy Trump’s isolationism during his second term?