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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    World Politics
    Why the Ukraine war is so hard to endWhy the Ukraine war is so hard to end
    World Politics

    The two sides are talking now, but in all likelihood, the fighting will continue.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Are America’s four main adversaries really in cahoots?Are America’s four main adversaries really in cahoots?
    World Politics

    There’s a new “axis” in town. This time, it might be real.

    By Joshua Keating
    Donald Trump is a globalist
    World Politics

    America isn’t retreating from the world under Trump. It’s doing something stranger.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?
    World Politics

    The global humanitarian system was not set up for a crisis like this one.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Why Ukraine won’t just give up its territoryWhy Ukraine won’t just give up its territory
    World Politics

    The future of the country’s borders is more than just a real estate deal.

    By Joshua Keating
    Defense & Security
    Is it possible to “win” a nuclear war?Is it possible to “win” a nuclear war?
    Defense & Security

    Eighty years after Hiroshima, the idea that nuclear war can be controlled is making a comeback.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”
    World Politics

    Who is to blame for the failure to feed Gazans?

    By Joshua Keating
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Trump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for longTrump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for long
    Today, Explained newsletter

    Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Israel is taking its old Gaza model abroadIsrael is taking its old Gaza model abroad
    Politics

    “Mowing the grass” didn’t stop October 7. Now it’s going global.

    By Joshua Keating
    Future Perfect
    Will we know if the next plague is human-made?Will we know if the next plague is human-made?
    Future Perfect

    AI could make bioweapons more dangerous. It could also be the key to stopping them.

    By Joshua Keating