Vladimir Putin

October 23, 2026

Humor

Vladimir Putin, the Humanitarian

Alexandra Petri

October 21, 2026

Vladimir Putin with hands around him forming a heart

National Security

Why Trump Is Furious at Ukraine

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster

October 20, 2026

A young woman in a brown coat stands in front of a damaged home in Kyiv after a Russian overnight missile attack.

Ideas

Siding With Putin Is a Huge Mistake

David J. Kramer, John Herbst, and William Taylor

October 18, 2026

Ideas

America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Tom Nichols

October 18, 2026

Ideas

Trump’s Affection for Russia Is No Mystery

Jonathan Chait

October 13, 2026

Close-up photograph of an American flag flying next to a Russian flag.

Politics

Trump’s October Surprise

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster

October 12, 2026

Color photo of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shaking hands, with their heads cropped out

Ideas

Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin

David Frum

October 10, 2026

Trump, wearing a navy suit and red tie, looks toward the camera while Putin stands to his right behind the presidential seal

Ideas

Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits

Tom Nichols

September 24, 2026

A photo of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping from behind, standing next to each other outside

Global

The Makings of a Prewar World

Thomas Wright

September 23, 2026

A color image showing the view down the middle aisle of the United Nations General Assembly while President Trump speaks at the center podium.

Humor

Pay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding Weekend

Alexandra Petri

September 17, 2026

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

Ideas

Putin’s Human Safari Is the Dystopian Future of War

Anne Applebaum

August 5, 2026

A drone hovers over railway tracks in a Russian-occupied location in Ukraine’s Kherson region.

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.

National Security

What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?

Simon Shuster

June 6, 2026

Several men in suits stand with their backs to the camera while Putin faces it head-on, in sharp focus

Global

The Magician of the Kremlin

Robert F. Worth

May 25, 2026

Yellow-tinted photograph of men in suits and ties with Kirill Dmitriev in the center, wearing sunglasses and colored red.

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.

Culture

Jude Law Shouldn’t Be This Good as Vladimir Putin

David Sims

May 20, 2026

Jude Law and Paul Dano in The Wizard of Kremlin

Ideas

Why Does Donald Trump Refuse to Defend America?

Tom Nichols

May 19, 2026

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

Ideas

Putin’s War Comes Home to Moscow

Anne Applebaum

May 11, 2026

Photograph of Vladimir Putin surrounded by decorated military leaders

Ideas

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Anne Applebaum

April 12, 2026

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

Ideas

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

Tom Nichols

March 20, 2026

Ideas

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 13, 2026

Collage with an oil-tanker explosion, Mojtaba Khamenei's face, and maps of the Strait of Hormuz

Economy

‘We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’

Rogé Karma

March 13, 2026

A sideways oil barrel spilling a black-and-white world map

Global

Europe Has Received the Message

Joseph de Weck

February 17, 2026

A photograph of two soldiers in red berets raising an EU flag

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

National Security

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

Simon Shuster

February 3, 2026

Flames are visible in a night sky behind a high-rise in Kyiv.

National Security

America’s Crimea

Simon Shuster

January 21, 2026

Vladimir Putin, entering through gold doors

Podcasts

Why Trump Sides With Putin

David Frum

January 21, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Fiona Hill, surrounded by an illustrated border

Ideas

How to Understand Trump’s Obsession With Greenland

Eliot A. Cohen

January 19, 2026

An illustration of Trump next to a map of Greenland

Global

Something Is Wrong With Russia’s Children

Anna Nemtsova

January 16, 2026

A photo-illustration showing soldiers marching and a child screaming

Global

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Andrew Ryvkin

January 14, 2026

Ideas

Trump’s Folly

Peter Wehner

January 9, 2026

Sections

The Print Edition

Why Trump Can’t Sell Putin a Deal

Vladimir Putin, the Humanitarian

Why Trump Is Furious at Ukraine

Siding With Putin Is a Huge Mistake

America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Trump’s Affection for Russia Is No Mystery

Trump’s October Surprise

Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin

Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits

The Makings of a Prewar World

Pay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding Weekend

Why Did John Ratcliffe Go to Moscow?

Ukraine’s Long Shot

Putin’s Human Safari Is the Dystopian Future of War

Putin Is Slipping Into Delusion

Ukraine’s Plan to Unnerve Putin

What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?

The Magician of the Kremlin

Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe

Jude Law Shouldn’t Be This Good as Vladimir Putin

Why Does Donald Trump Refuse to Defend America?

Putin’s War Comes Home to Moscow

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Is The End of NATO Near?

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

‘We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’

Europe Has Received the Message

Putin Didn’t Know How Good He Had It

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

America’s Crimea

Why Trump Sides With Putin

How to Understand Trump’s Obsession With Greenland

Something Is Wrong With Russia’s Children

Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump

Trump’s Folly