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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    The Logoff
    Trump’s firing of high-ranking military officials, explainedTrump’s firing of high-ranking military officials, explained
    The Logoff

    The president can now replace the top echelon of military officials with his own people.

    By Patrick Reis and Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Is Trump about to hand Ukraine to Russia?Is Trump about to hand Ukraine to Russia?
    World Politics

    He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Trump’s peace talks with PutinTrump’s peace talks with Putin
    Politics

    The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.

    By Patrick Reis and Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Why the Trump administration is fixated on Latin AmericaWhy the Trump administration is fixated on Latin America
    Politics

    The region has long been neglected in Washington, but a “Monroe 2.0” foreign policy could backfire for the US.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Why Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually mattersWhy Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually matters
    World Politics

    People in the Middle East aren’t laughing at the president’s proposal.

    By Joshua Keating
    The Highlight
    The world has entered the third nuclear ageThe world has entered the third nuclear age
    The Highlight

    Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?
    World Politics

    Hamas survived, but Iran is reeling. How 15 months of destruction changed the Middle East.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    What it will really take to end the war in UkraineWhat it will really take to end the war in Ukraine
    World Politics

    Trump wants a ceasefire. The problem is that Russia thinks it’s winning.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambitThe real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambit
    World Politics

    What happens when you treat the world like a game of Risk.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn’t gone away. It’s changed.The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn’t gone away. It’s changed.
    World Politics

    The “caliphate” is history. But ISIS is still a threat.

    By Joshua Keating