Josh Keating

Periodic reminder that if you're interested in international politics, little-known history, off-the-beaten-path travel writing, and how we ended up with the world map we have today, you might like my book, Invisible Countries joshua-keating.com/invisible-coun…

Is the US slipping into a new regime change war? My latest for @voxdotcom vox.com/world-politics…

Happening now: The largest protest of wartime Ukraine is underway in central Kyiv over President Zelensky’s push to dismantle the country’s independent anticorruption agencies. Thousands of protesters and more pouring in. Chants of “Shame!” among others. They demand Zelensky veto…

Will we know if the next plague is human made? My latest for @voxdotcom looks at how AI could make bioweapons more dangerous, but could also help stop them vox.com/future-perfect…

Best article I've found on why the Trump administration attacked Iran and how it went about it's course of action.

Why is the US attacking Iran now? My colleagues @zackbeauchamp, @awprokop and I tackle some pressing questions about America's newest war vox.com/world-politics…

“May now feel far less hesitation about rushing to build a bomb. There was long a view that #Iran’s leaders preferred to remain a “threshold nuclear state” — working toward a bomb without actually building one... That logic is now obsolete.” @joshuakeating vox.com/world-politics…

Still a lot we don't know, but one thing is clear: This time, it's Trump's war vox.com/world-politics…

Will the US get drawn into the Israel-Iran war? My latest for @voxdotcom vox.com/world-politics…

I am on today's Today Explained talking about Trump, Elon, and the final frontier. open.spotify.com/episode/3vxQkN…

Pleasure to join @FergusShiel @DavidLawler10 and @JDMenton for a great conversation about covering foreign policy for modern audiences youtube.com/watch?v=rxinrk…

📣 Panel: Foreign Policy for Modern Audiences As the worldwide media ecosystem fragments and the public turns increasingly to new media sources, how can foreign policy communicators tailor their methods to this new landscape? @JDMenton will moderate a conversation with…

Why Trump probably can’t cut Musk loose: If America wants a space program (or a Golden Dome for that matter), it needs SpaceX. Latest for @voxdotcom vox.com/politics/41578…

As it happens, I took a look last year for @voxdotcom about why, despite increasing concern about Elon in the Biden amin, they couldn't just cut him loose. In short, he's become to big to fail for US National Security