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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    World Politics
    Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?
    World Politics

    A year after October 7, Gaza may be turning into Israel’s “forever war.”

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The biggest unanswered questions about the Hezbollah pager attackThe biggest unanswered questions about the Hezbollah pager attack
    World Politics

    After the attack on Hezbollah: Can any device be a bomb?

    By Joshua Keating
    Climate
    Can the world stop a massive oil spill in the middle of a war zone?Can the world stop a massive oil spill in the middle of a war zone?
    Climate

    If the race to stop a spill in the Red Sea fails, it would be one of the worst in history.

    By Joshua Keating
    Kamala Harris
    Biden and Harris say America’s no longer at war. Is that true?Biden and Harris say America’s no longer at war. Is that true?
    Kamala Harris

    Harris says US troops aren’t fighting in any “war zones.” What about Iraq, Syria, and the Red Sea?

    By Joshua Keating
    Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
    The guessing game over Kamala Harris’s foreign policyThe guessing game over Kamala Harris’s foreign policy
    Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

    Would Harris differ from Biden? Nobody knows.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Did Ukraine just call Putin’s nuclear bluff?Did Ukraine just call Putin’s nuclear bluff?
    Politics

    By invading Russia, Ukraine was also sending a message to America.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economyArmed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy
    World Politics

    From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.

    By Joshua Keating
    Future Perfect
    The world is getting more violent. A top refugee advocate thinks he knows why.The world is getting more violent. A top refugee advocate thinks he knows why.
    Future Perfect

    The International Rescue Committee’s David Miliband on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and the dangers of a “flammable world.”

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    A very dangerous 24 hours in the Middle EastA very dangerous 24 hours in the Middle East
    Politics

    After strikes in Beirut and Tehran, the region has never been closer to all-out war.

    By Joshua Keating
    China
    Are we really in a “new Cold War” with China?Are we really in a “new Cold War” with China?
    China

    The US ambassador to Beijing talks to Vox about trade, Taiwan, climate, and the world’s most important relationship.

    By Joshua Keating