Iran Unleashed
The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty; maps4media / Getty. Mark Rutte Needs to Stop Talking
Flattering Trump will get Europe nowhere.
Omar Havana / Getty Trump’s Endgame Is Surrender
He seems to hope to slip away without Americans noticing the magnitude of this defeat.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Checkmate in Iran
Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Amirhossein Khorgooe / AFP / Getty; Maximillian Mann / The New York Times / Redux; Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty. America Is Now a Rogue Superpower
Washington’s conduct in the Iran war is accelerating global chaos and deepening America’s dangerous isolation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
Illustration by Ben Hickey The Beginning of the End of NATO
This is when the world finds out whether the United States remains committed to Europe’s defense.
Omar Marques / Getty American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Why Trump Is Giving Putin Everything He Wants
If the U.S. president holds all the cards, why hasn’t he won any concessions from Russia?
Iva Zimova / Panos Pictures / Redux The Lesson Trump Is Learning the Hard Way
The U.S. has a lot of leverage over trade—but using it is not as simple as it seems.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: anucha sirivisansuwan / Getty; duncan1890 / Getty.
