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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot
    World Politics

    The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    After 13 years of war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has been defeated. What comes next?After 13 years of war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has been defeated. What comes next?
    World Politics

    How the Assad regime collapsed slowly, then all at once.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    How the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the worldHow the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the world
    World Politics

    The world had moved on from Syria — but Syrians had other ideas.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    He thought he would die in Putin’s gulag. Now he has a message for the world.He thought he would die in Putin’s gulag. Now he has a message for the world.
    World Politics

    Leading Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Vox the world needs to start preparing now for Putin’s fall.

    By Joshua Keating
    Trump 2.0, explained
    The three foreign policy factions fighting for Trump’s earThe three foreign policy factions fighting for Trump’s ear
    Trump 2.0, explained

    Generals out. Loyalists in. A look at Trump’s new foreign policy team.

    By Joshua Keating
    Trump 2.0, explained
    Why Ukraine thinks it can still win over Donald TrumpWhy Ukraine thinks it can still win over Donald Trump
    Trump 2.0, explained

    Ukraine’s new pitch: Democracy out, gas and minerals in.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Russia’s campaign against the West is getting more aggressiveRussia’s campaign against the West is getting more aggressive
    World Politics

    The Election Day bomb threats are part of a larger and increasingly dangerous strategy.

    By Joshua Keating
    Trump 2.0, explained
    The global risks of a Trump presidency will be much higher this timeThe global risks of a Trump presidency will be much higher this time
    Trump 2.0, explained

    The world is more chaotic and dangerous than it was in 2016.

    By Joshua Keating
    Future Perfect
    How the wealthy are redrawing the world mapHow the wealthy are redrawing the world map
    Future Perfect

    A new book explores the world of tax havens and techno-utopias, and asks if they can be used for good.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Israel killed Hamas’s leader. What happens next?Israel killed Hamas’s leader. What happens next?
    World Politics

    After Yahya Sinwar’s death, Netanyahu has a chance to declare victory and wind down the war. Will he take it?

    By Joshua Keating