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Winners of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year

July 13, 2026

An aerial view of many gently rolling hills covered by young green grasses and other plants

Photos of the Week: Rabbit Beach, Puffin Census, Wild Horses

July 10, 2026

A woman poses with her face painted in the colors of the U.S. flag, wearing a blue cowboy hat with white stars.

China’s Answer to AI Sticker Shock

July 7, 2026

An image of symbols in the shape of the Chinese flag

China Is Abusing AI

Michael Schuman

July 7, 2026

A humanoid gray robot holding up a planed Chinese flag. The illustration’s backdrop is yellow and the robot and flag are standing on a red surface.

The Foreign-Policy Debate Democrats Need to Have

July 7, 2026

Collage of illustrations including Joe Biden, a Navy ship, a map of the world, and a star.

Photos of the Week: Stone Roofs, Football Fans, Soapbox Racers

June 26, 2026

A large mechanical puppet, shaped like a demonic scorpion with a woman's torso, seen at a music festival

Photos of the Week: Kite Chase, River Float, Night Harvest

June 5, 2026

A dog gives a person some side-eye as they hold up a sticker saying "I Voted!"

China’s Economy Is Taking Everyone Down

Michael Schuman

June 3, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of Xi Jinping set against a map of the world and a drawing of gears turning

America Is Missing Out on the Ultimate Mosquito Weapon

May 27, 2026

Illustration of a mosquito on a black background, surrounded by yellow squiggles

The Largest Undocumented Disparity in Maternal Health

Katherine J. Wu

May 27, 2026

a pregnant belly and a diabetes test

Why Does Donald Trump Refuse to Defend America?

May 19, 2026

A photo of the backs of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's heads.

Donald Trump’s Nixon Moment That Wasn’t

May 18, 2026

Photograph of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump greeting each other. The picture is taken through a gap between blurred objects near the camera, creating the effect of a filter through which the leaders can be made out.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Visit to China

May 16, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring Trump

May 16, 2026

A photograph of an American flag flying under the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

A Checkers Player Meets a Three-Dimensional-Chess Master

Michael Schuman

May 15, 2026

Black and white photograph of Trump and Xi shaking hands against a black background.

Photos of the Week: Tractor Race, Rocket Festival, Drone Evacuation

May 15, 2026

A seagull catches a crab, flying away from shallow water.

National Security

The Hippocratic Summit

Vivian Salama and Jonathan Lemire

May 14, 2026

Donald Trump in black suit and blue tie with people welcoming him in the background

China Believes America Will Flame Out

May 11, 2026

Photograph of Xi Jinping walking rightward with large, red curtains hanging behind him and the top leaves of small plants in the foreground

Photos of the Week: Met Gala, Beagle Rescue, Power Nap

May 8, 2026

A beautiful longhaired dog sits on grass.

All the Sad Young Chinese Professionals

Michael Schuman

April 30, 2026

Black and white photo illustration of a crowd in China with figures blocked out

Photos: Reclaimed by Nature

April 22, 2026

An aerial view of abandoned oil tanks covered by ivy plants

Brace for the Plastic-Price Hikes

April 22, 2026

A plastic cup with the straw showing how prices are rising

Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms

April 19, 2026

People relax on the ground beneath weeping cherry-blossom trees.

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path

April 11, 2026

An image of people walking on a pedestrian street near the Ho Chi Minh Monument in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known

April 10, 2026

the moon spiral

Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire

April 10, 2026

Four astronauts hug while inside a capsule, floating in micro-gravity.

Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

April 9, 2026

A GIF of locks on top of the globe.

National Security

What China Just Learned From the Iran War

April 9, 2026

Two tourists, seen from behind, taking a photo of the Chinese mainland and Chinese flagged sand dredgers from the bunker of an old Taiwan military observatory in Kinmen, Taiwan.

Only Losers Play the Madman

April 8, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Donald Trump speaking from a low vantage point with the sky behind him

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here

April 8, 2026

An image of local officials and navy personnel saluting a ship in the Gulf of Oman.

The MAGA Intellectual Who Prophesied a Queen Melania

Isaac Stanley-Becker

April 6, 2026

Trump Is Putting America’s Weaknesses on Display

Phillips Payson O’Brien

April 6, 2026

Photograph taken behind iron window grills of a destroyed building with an Iranian flag hanging from its side

Why Trump Thinks He Can Walk Away From the Strait of Hormuz

April 5, 2026

Illustration of a globe with a silhouette of Trump's face against a map of Iran in green and tan

The Autocrat’s Dilemma

Michael Schuman

April 1, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of a crowd watching Xi Jinping speak at a podium

America Needs to Get Serious About Drones

Brynn Tannehill

March 31, 2026

An image of US Air Force B-52H long range strategic bombers sitting on a tarmac.

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

March 30, 2026

Illustration of a rapidly spinning globe