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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

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    Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.
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    The Israeli prime minister’s unlikely political survival — and the devastating toll of two years of war.

    By Joshua Keating
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?
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    5 questions about Trump’s Gaza plan.

    By Cameron Peters and Joshua Keating
    Politics
    A reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace planA reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
    Politics

    The president’s relationships with Netanyahu and Putin have something in common.

    By Joshua Keating
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Trump and Hegseth gather the military’s top commanders for a loyalty testTrump and Hegseth gather the military’s top commanders for a loyalty test
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    No beards, a warrior ethos — and loyalty to the president.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Europe is readying for direct conflict with RussiaEurope is readying for direct conflict with Russia
    Politics

    The unthinkable becomes the expected.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Turning point or political theater? The big push for Palestinian statehood, explained.Turning point or political theater? The big push for Palestinian statehood, explained.
    Politics

    The war in Gaza has changed the global debate on the two-state solution. But is it too late?

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Russia just inched closer to open war with NATORussia just inched closer to open war with NATO
    World Politics

    Whether this week’s drone incursion into Poland was an accident or a provocation, the risks are still growing.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    What Israel’s strike in Qatar could mean for GazaWhat Israel’s strike in Qatar could mean for Gaza
    World Politics

    The message behind the unprecedented attack on the soil of a US ally.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Why it’s called the Department of “Defense” in the first place — and why Trump wants to change it Why it’s called the Department of “Defense” in the first place — and why Trump wants to change it 
    Politics

    “The Department of War,” explained.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    What happens when Trump combines the war on drugs with the war on terrorWhat happens when Trump combines the war on drugs with the war on terror
    World Politics

    What will come next in the Trump administration’s war on “narcoterrorism”?

    By Joshua Keating

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