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Marco Rubio’s Impressive Speech

February 17, 2026

Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It

February 15, 2026

Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference

National Security

Why Europe Is Talking About Nukes

Isaac Stanley-Becker

February 13, 2026

Soldiers stand next to a Swedish flag.

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

Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake

Robert F. Worth

March 2026 Issue

a portrait of Rod Dreher, wearing a gray coat and large scarf, sitting at a cafe table in Budapest

Tom Stoppard’s Secret—And Mine

January 25, 2026

A collage of the author's family photos, including a woman holding a newborn and a well-dressed couple.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Rift With American Allies

January 24, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Firewall Against Chinese Cars Is Cracking

January 23, 2026

BYD sedans on a factory line

The Great Divorce

January 23, 2026

Illustration of a world map with a thick, black zigzag line crossing through the Atlantic Ocean

What the Greenland Crisis Teaches Europe About Trump

January 22, 2026

Photograph of Donald Trump in conversation with Mark Rutte, seated in front of U.S. and NATO flags.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Gives a Stump Speech at Davos

David A. Graham

January 21, 2026

Donald Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos

National Security

Davos Man May Burn the Whole Thing Down

Jonathan Lemire

January 20, 2026

In black and white, Trump stands against a background that says "World Economic Forum," his face half-obscured.

How to Understand Trump’s Obsession With Greenland

January 19, 2026

An illustration of Trump next to a map of Greenland

America vs. the World

March 2026 Issue

a black-ink Rorschach-test style illustration of Donald Trump's face made from the outlines of the continents, set on an orange background

The Islamic Republic Will Not Last

January 13, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of protesters in Iran gathering in the streets with a fire in the foreground

The Best Flu Drug Americans Aren’t Taking

January 12, 2026

Xofluza pill surrounded by other pills

A Reading Resolution You Can Keep

January 2, 2026

A tiny person looking at a huge book

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

December 26, 2025

a man looks out the window at sea ice

The Longest Suicide Note in American History

December 16, 2025

A color photograph of a White House door at night, seen behind a hedge and between two columns.

The Return of MAGA’s Favorite Forbidden Book

December 11, 2025

Shadowy hands reach for a book with a map of Europe on its cover

A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats

December 8, 2025

Photograph of two figures (left, Pete Hegseth) seen from behind, looking up at a fighter jet formation flying in a blue sky

Trump’s Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble

December 5, 2025

Photograph of an American flag flying above the White House

The New German War Machine

Isaac Stanley-Becker

January 2026 Issue

photo of fighter jet with German markings on concrete pad, behind a tree, with long building behind and stormy gray skies

Peace Through Bungling

November 27, 2025

An apartment with debris lying around and the windows blown out

So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?

Alexandra Petri

November 24, 2025

A box with DOGE written on it, with a chainsaw inside

Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future

November 23, 2025

a group of people are silhouetted by the light at the entrance of a pavilion at COP30 in Brasil

The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War

November 22, 2025

A power outage in Kyiv

Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public

November 19, 2025

An image of a red carpeted floor covered in red, white, and blue confetti and balloons.

The Perks of Morbid Curiosity

Coltan Scrivner

October 28, 2025

An image of a house decorated for Halloween with a skeleton and black cat in front of it.

National Security

Europe Is Answering Putin’s Challenge

October 17, 2025

Fighter jets flying in formation over Belgium.

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

November 2025 Issue

Black-and-white drawing of the Statue of Liberty's hand holding an extinguished torch with smoke rising from it.

The Moral Foundation of America

November 2025 Issue

illustration in style of an engraving of a tree branch with a lit lantern hanging from it, beaming out light

National Security

The U.S. Is Quietly Pausing Some Arms Sales to Europe

September 19, 2025

An image of a German soldier standing on top of a truck while he and others unload a US made Patriot missile.

Understanding Zionism

September 16, 2025

Collage with photos of Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Theodor Herzl, and a map of the Middle East

The Beginning of the End of NATO

September 10, 2025

A group of Polish soldiers hold a NATO flag at a training in Orzysz, Poland, in July 2022.

Russia’s Reckless Provocation

September 10, 2025

Vladimir Putin sitting in front of three Russian flags