Defeating Putin Is the Only Route to Peace in Ukraine May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum Offering the Russian president a face-saving compromise will only enable future aggression.
World War II Is All That Putin Has Left May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum The regime offers Russians little more than selective memories of Soviet-era military triumph.
Ukraine and the Words That Lead to Mass Murder April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum First comes the dehumanization. Then comes the killing.
Liberation Without Victory April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum In a wide-ranging conversation at his compound in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells The Atlantic what Ukraine needs to survive—and describes the price it has paid.
There Is No Liberal World Order March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum Unless democracies defend themselves, the forces of autocracy will destroy them.
A Ukrainian Victory Is the Only Acceptable Endgame March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum The Ukrainians and the world’s democratic powers must work toward a goal.
Why We Should Read Hannah Arendt Now March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum The Origins of Totalitarianism has much to say about a world of rising authoritarianism.
The West Should Stop Doing Global Kleptocrats So Many Favors March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum By enabling corrupt oligarchs, we undermined democracy. We need a new strategy.
The Impossible Suddenly Became Possible March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West’s assumptions about the world became unsustainable.
Calamity Again February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 / The Atlantic Column / By Anne Applebaum No nation is forced to repeat its past. But something familiar is taking place in Ukraine.