The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire
Abandoning diplomacy could make Iranian nuclear progress harder to stop.
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Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East offer Americans a glimpse into the battles of the future—and a warning.
Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Shakeel Sha / Getty; J Studios / Getty. The Administration Takes a Hatchet to the NSC
Friday night’s firings will make the next crisis that much more dangerous.
Samuel Corum / Sipa / Bloomberg / Getty Trump’s Basic Misunderstanding About the War in Ukraine
If the president wants a peace deal, he must change his approach to Putin.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Contributor / Getty. The Sliding-Doors Approach to the Russia Crisis
Putin knows that the West will not fight for Ukraine because it is not a NATO ally, so traditional military deterrence will not work.
Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / AP Putin Is Taking a Huge Gamble
His decision to assemble an invasion force along Russia’s border with Ukraine suggests that we are about to enter a dangerous new phase of international relations.
Sergei Savostyanov / TASS / Getty The World Needs a Pandemic Plan B
We must prepare to deal with future health crises in a world beset by nationalism and rivalry.
The Atlantic The International Travel Restrictions Make Little Sense
Few leaders seem concerned about what we might lose by being cut off from one another.
Getty; The Atlantic Joe Biden Worries That China Might Win
The president has put his finger on an important geopolitical development.
Tim Rue / Getty Biden’s Misstep in India
The president’s foreign-policy and domestic teams have a long-standing difference on pandemic diplomacy.
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