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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    Defense & Security
    Why the Pentagon just can’t quit Elon MuskWhy the Pentagon just can’t quit Elon Musk
    Defense & Security

    How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Ukraine hasn’t won over Trump. But it might not need to.Ukraine hasn’t won over Trump. But it might not need to.
    World Politics

    Less has changed than you might think in the US-Ukraine relationship.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The return of the nuclear threatThe return of the nuclear threat
    World Politics

    India-Pakistan’s almost-war revealed something alarming about our political moment.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Trump was supposed to lead a global right-wing populist revolution. That’s not happening.Trump was supposed to lead a global right-wing populist revolution. That’s not happening.
    World Politics

    Even other right-wing populists can’t count on Trump’s support.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Trump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decadesTrump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decades
    World Politics

    The president casts himself as Israel’s greatest defender, while cutting deals with its greatest enemies.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    Just how bad can the India-Pakistan crisis get?Just how bad can the India-Pakistan crisis get?
    World Politics

    Two bitter enemies, more than 300 nukes, and no end in sight.

    By Joshua Keating
    The Logoff
    A confusing US peace deal, explainedA confusing US peace deal, explained
    The Logoff

    Both Trump and the Houthis are claiming victory after striking a ceasefire deal.

    By Joshua Keating and Patrick Reis
    World Politics
    The rising tension between India and Pakistan, briefly explainedThe rising tension between India and Pakistan, briefly explained
    World Politics

    How a terrorist attack put the neighbors on the armed conflict.

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The hidden danger in Trump’s trade warThe hidden danger in Trump’s trade war
    World Politics

    Could it make a real war more likely?

    By Joshua Keating
    World Politics
    The US has quietly gotten into another war in the Middle EastThe US has quietly gotten into another war in the Middle East
    World Politics

    With near daily strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, is there an end in sight?

    By Joshua Keating

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