Moscow

October 15, 2026

A person stands in front of a residential building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district that was damaged by a ballistic missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Global

The Hidden State Russia Is Building Inside Ukraine

Maksym Beznosiuk and Thom Reilly

September 27, 2026

A collage shows a torn map of eastern Ukraine partially covering a red-tinged close-up of Putin with a backdrop of soldiers.

Global

Russia’s Real Strategy in Europe

Andrew Ryvkin

September 10, 2026

A black and white photo of Vladimir Putin seated at a desk

Global

Why Did John Ratcliffe Go to Moscow?

Thomas Wright

August 26, 2026

An up-close black-and-white photograph of CIA Director John Ratcliffe with his hand against his mouth, looking pensive

Global

Ukraine’s Long Shot

Anna Nemtsova

August 15, 2026

A photograph of women with Russian flags painted on their cheeks, with a dark backdrop showing a Russian flag billowing behind them

National Security

Putin Is Slipping Into Delusion

Simon Shuster

July 1, 2026

Photo of Vladimir Putin in front of soldiers

Ideas

Ukraine’s Plan to Unnerve Putin

Phillips Payson O’Brien

June 30, 2026

A photograph of people walking in a park in Moscow as black smoke rises in the distance behind them.

Ideas

Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe

Phillips Payson O’Brien

May 23, 2026

Photograph of Putin giving a speech in front of the Kremlin building.

Ideas

Putin’s War Comes Home to Moscow

Anne Applebaum

May 11, 2026

Photograph of Vladimir Putin surrounded by decorated military leaders

National Security

Is The End of NATO Near?

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster

March 26, 2026

Illustration of NATO flag being torn by a fighter jet

Photography

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth

Alan Taylor

March 20, 2026

A performer dressed as as Saint Patrick poses with his staff as if it were a rock guitar, during a St. Patrick's Day parade.

Global

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

Ideas

Countdown to an Arms Race

Tom Nichols

February 3, 2026

Collage with photograph of negotiators with the U.S. and U.S.S.R. flags behind them and a black-and-white world map

Global

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Andrew Ryvkin

January 14, 2026

National Security

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Simon Shuster

January 8, 2026

A photo of Nicolás Maduro and Vladimir Putin, torn in the middle

Global

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

Tom Nichols

January 3, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Ideas

The Show Won’t Go On

Jonathan Chait

December 30, 2025

Global

Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesn’t Understand

Andrew Ryvkin

December 6, 2025

A photograph shows Trump extending a hand to Putin, who appears to hesitate, looking away from Trump with his hand pointing down.

Global

Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing

Thomas Wright

November 11, 2025

A woman holding flowers walks by the rubble of a bombed out apartment building

Global

The U.S. Tactic That Russia Is Using to Hoard Power

Tetiana Kotelnykova

October 22, 2025

A photo-illustration that shows the Kremlin and a USAID stamp

Ideas

The Happiness of Choosing to Walk Alone

Arthur C. Brooks

October 9, 2025

A man hopping over a fence from a crowded area to an empty, open space, with a large smiley face

Global

Moscow Can’t Stop the Music

Anna Nemtsova

September 30, 2025

The Russian singer Monetochka performs in an anti-war concert in Poland in 2022.

Global

Russia Is Losing the War—Just Not to Ukraine

Jeremy Shapiro

September 10, 2025

A graphic illustration of a Russian missile making an infinity sign with its rocket-tail smoke.

The Atlantic Daily

The Government Wants to See Your Papers

Tom Nichols

September 9, 2025

Ideas

The Only Plausible Path to End the War in Ukraine

Thomas Wright

August 18, 2025

Photograph of Ukrainian flag patches on the arms of uniformed soldiers.

Politics

Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?

Jonathan Lemire

August 15, 2025

Photo of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shaking hands in Alaska

Science

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End

Ross Andersen

July 31, 2025

Collage of photos: a high-tech facility with white-coated scientists, Mikhail Gorbachev, Adolf Hitler

Politics

How Putin Humiliated Trump

Jonathan Lemire

July 14, 2025

An illustration of the Kremlin next to a black-and-white photo of Donald Trump

Global

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

Hanna Notte

June 18, 2025

A color photograph of Iranian and Russian flags flanking a podium mounted with several microphones.

Global

Putin Isn’t Actually Enjoying This

Andrew Ryvkin

June 16, 2025

Books

A Ukrainian Crime Caper That Undermines Expectations

Uilleam Blacker

June 4, 2025

nighttime photo of the back of a man walking down the street

Global

What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?

Michael Schuman

May 30, 2025

A mirrored sepia-toned photo of President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers with Chinese Deputy Premier Li Xiannian during a visit to the Great Wall of China.

Politics

Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?

Jonathan Lemire and Ashley Parker

May 29, 2025

Paper cutouts of Trump and Putin torn apart from each other.

Politics

Trump Hands Putin Another Victory

Jonathan Lemire

May 21, 2025

Side-by-side images of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, both looking serious

Politics

Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin

Jonathan Lemire

April 30, 2025

Global

Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.

Anna Nemtsova

April 29, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

Ukraine Finds a New Set of Targets

The Hidden State Russia Is Building Inside Ukraine

Russia’s Real Strategy in Europe

Why Did John Ratcliffe Go to Moscow?

Ukraine’s Long Shot

Putin Is Slipping Into Delusion

Ukraine’s Plan to Unnerve Putin

Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe

Putin’s War Comes Home to Moscow

Is The End of NATO Near?

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth

Putin Didn’t Know How Good He Had It

Countdown to an Arms Race

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

The Show Won’t Go On

Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesn’t Understand

Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing

The U.S. Tactic That Russia Is Using to Hoard Power

The Happiness of Choosing to Walk Alone

Moscow Can’t Stop the Music

Russia Is Losing the War—Just Not to Ukraine

The Government Wants to See Your Papers

The Only Plausible Path to End the War in Ukraine

Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End

How Putin Humiliated Trump

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

Putin Isn’t Actually Enjoying This

A Ukrainian Crime Caper That Undermines Expectations

What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?

Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?

Trump Hands Putin Another Victory

Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin

Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.