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Maxim Dondyuk The End of the New Peace
Vladimir Putin is pushing humanity toward an era of war that might be worse than anything we have seen before. It could threaten the very survival of our species.
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Getty; The Atlantic ‘I Just Wanted the Whole Thing to Be Over’
Victoria Obidina’s account of her mistreatment in the Russian prison system is just one of thousands of reports of war crimes in Ukraine.
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Larry Towell / Magnum The Conventional Wisdom About War Crimes Is Wrong
Ordinary people, when seduced by violent ideologies, can be extraordinarily brutal.
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Sean Gallup / Getty The Future of American Warfare Is Unfolding in Ukraine
Aid to Ukrainian forces is achieving more than the long U.S. intervention in Afghanistan did.
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The Atlantic The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare
Russia’s war on Ukraine has given us just a peek of the world to come.
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Metin Aktas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Russia’s Vindictive Rage
Ukraine is winning, but at a high cost in reprisals on civilians.
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The Atlantic Cut the Baloney Realism
Russia’s war on Ukraine need not end in negotiation.
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National Archive / Getty; The Atlantic How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
Recent advances in military technology may push us closer to the edge.
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Kacper Pempel / Reuters What Really Caused the Missile Explosion in Poland
The disturbing incident was the direct consequence of Russian aggression.
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Efrem Lukatsky / AP Celebrations as Ukraine Retakes Kherson
Images from a southern Ukrainian city, recently abandoned by retreating Russian troops
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Danielle Del Plato The Russian Empire Must Die
A better future requires Putin’s defeat—and the end to imperial aspirations.
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Getty; The Atlantic Putin’s Doomsday Scenario
The West cannot assume that the Russian leader will be a rational actor on nukes if he sees his nation and regime under existential threat.
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Bernat Armangue / AP Missile Strikes Leave Kyiv in the Dark
Images from Ukraine’s capital city, where residents have endured weeks of power shortages due to the ongoing Russian invasion
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty Fear of Nuclear War Has Warped the West’s Ukraine Strategy
Leaders shouldn’t give in to Putin’s nuclear rhetoric.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Getty The Nukes Never Went Away
We just forgot to fear them.
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Alex Wong / Getty The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear
Wars are won by deeds—but also by persuasive moral arguments.
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Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Photos: Kamikaze Drones Strike Kyiv
Early today, Kyiv was struck four times as Russian forces attacked using unmanned Iranian-made kamikaze drones, according to Ukrainian officials.
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Antonio Masiello / Getty; The Atlantic Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons? Watch These Indicators.
I asked several experts to share the indicators they’re tracking most closely to determine whether Russian nuclear use in Ukraine is imminent—and to help us all separate the signal from the noise.
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Nicole Tung / The New York Times / … One Ukrainian City in the Way of Putin’s New Total War
As they rush to evacuate children, the civilians of Zaporizhzhya face a double threat of nuclear devastation.
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Getty / The Atlantic Biden’s Loose Lips Make the Nuclear Threat Worse
The president’s rhetoric will encourage Putin to test American resolve.
