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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles 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
    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