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There Is No Green Transition Without Consequences

October 2, 2025

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The Art of the Decline

Vivek Viswanathan

September 22, 2025

Donald Trump standing alone, offering a handshake

Trump Isn’t Interested in Competing With China

September 17, 2025

A color photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking on a red carpet after deplaning at a summit in China.

Russia Is Losing the War—Just Not to Ukraine

September 10, 2025

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

The Real Cost of Tariffs on India

September 10, 2025

A collage of Narendra Modi and Donald Trump shows them extending their hands to shake but blocked by a bar of yellow that divides the frame.

U.S. Adversaries Strengthen Their Bond

September 6, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously

September 5, 2025

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Putin and Xi Are Holding the West Together

Michael Schuman

September 2, 2025

Xi Jinping holds his arm out while looking at Vladimir Putin, in front of flags of China and Russia.

Online Shopping May Never Be the Same

August 29, 2025

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Why a Chinese Animated Film Has Made More Money Than Any Star Wars Sequel

August 27, 2025

Life Has Gotten Surreal in China

Michael Schuman

August 26, 2025

A police officer pulls a red curtain while security cameras hang above him

Do AI Companies Actually Care About America?

August 25, 2025

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A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants

William J. Burns

October 2025 Issue

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A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State

August 18, 2025

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The American Car Industry Can’t Go On Like This

August 14, 2025

Trump Wants a China Deal That Benefits Him, Not the U.S.

Michael Schuman

August 14, 2025

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How States Could Throw University Science a Lifeline

August 14, 2025

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Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights

August 13, 2025

Photograph of four handcuffed prisoners in El Salvador being watched from behind by a masked prison guard

So, About Those Big Trade Deals

August 8, 2025

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Trump Wasted No Time Derailing His Own AI Plan

August 6, 2025

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National Security

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Becoming a Bubble

Nancy A. Youssef

August 4, 2025

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National Security

The Pentagon’s Policy Guy Is All In on China

Nancy A. Youssef, Jonathan Lemire, and Missy Ryan

July 28, 2025

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Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again

July 27, 2025

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Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade

Michael Schuman

July 24, 2025

A photo-illustration showing pills and a port

The Atlantic Daily

Six Weekend Stories

July 13, 2025

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Start Budgeting Now

July 11, 2025

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Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects

July 10, 2025

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National Security

The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double

August 2025 Issue

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Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Michael Schuman

July 6, 2025

A red and black photo of Xi Jinping is superimposed in a checkerboard pattern over a black and white map of Iran.

Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America

July 2, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump Insults America—Again

June 30, 2025

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America’s New Anti-Vaccine Foreign Policy

June 28, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s head inside of a globe

The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too

June 19, 2025

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No More Student Visas? No Problem.

Michael Schuman

June 14, 2025

Tsinghua University graduates attend their commencement ceremony in caps and gowns.

Why Trump Is Losing His Trade War

June 11, 2025

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How I Accidentally Inspired a Major Chinese Motion Picture

Christopher Beam

June 8, 2025

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