Trump’s Trade War Handed China a Strategic Advantage
The president signaled that the U.S. doesn’t care about its allies and trading partners—including Taiwan.
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I-Hwa Cheng / AFP / Getty The U.S. Has Changed Its Mind About Europe
After following America’s lead for 80 years, the continent’s democracies do not recognize the danger now before them.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty. Russia Is Losing the War of Attrition
Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse. That makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.
Yan Dobronosov / AFP / Getty Trump Sided With Putin. What Should Europe Do Now?
European democracies must stop infantilizing themselves.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Contributor / Getty. A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe
Putin’s not-so-quiet sabotage campaign against European democracies
Jussi Nukari / Lehtikuva / AFP / Getty How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine
He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.
Alex Wong / Getty Helping Ukraine Is Europe’s Job Now
Trump is closer to Putin than to any of the continent’s democratic leaders.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic What Is Russia Doing With North Korean Troops?
Washington worries too much about what Putin thinks.
lllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Alain Nogues / Getty; Vladimir Smirnov / Getty. How Defense Experts Got Ukraine Wrong
On questions of war and peace, governments must hear from many types of experts.
David Guttenfelder / The New York Times / Redux The National Interest Is What the President Says It Is
Even in a democracy, geopolitical strategy is determined mainly by the personal preferences of its leader. American voters should take note.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: NurPhoto / Getty; Stock Montage / Getty; Rebecca Noble / Getty.
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