Joshua Keating

There is a real chance of a US-Venezuela war — so why does it feel fake? “Fog of war” is the least of it.

The Venezuela build-up feels less like Iraq war redux than the sort of thing an AI model trained on histories of the Iraq war era might produce.

Latest for @vox.com

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“Neo-royalism”: A new way to understand the Trump administration America’s foreign policy makes sense if you imagine a monarchy.

Confused by the Trump administration's foreign policy?

It helps to think of it less like the government of a nation-state and more like a royal family

My latest on "neoroyalism" for @vox.com, based on work by @abenewman.bsky.social and Stacie Goddard

www.vox.com/politics/471...

This is worth reading

“Neo-royalism”: A new way to understand the Trump administration America’s foreign policy makes sense if you imagine a monarchy.

1/How to understand Trump foreign policy? Vox and @joshuakeating.bsky.social do an excellent explainer on neo-royalism and the dangers of the emerging world order.
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America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”… except in Europe.

America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
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The 8 wars Trump claims to have ended, explained The president’s peacemaking claims range from partly true to misleading to baffling.

wrote about this whole thing here www.vox.com/politics/466...

And again www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

NSS repeats Trump's claims to have made peace between Egypt/Ethiopia and Serbia/Kosovo, who have not signed any new agreements this year and were not at war

A really great listen. @joshuakeating.bsky.social is very good at talking about this. I am someone who is extremely agitated by discussions of AI and he keeps it very sane.

not...impossible that it might have to do with that

Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras? As the US considers strikes on Venezuela, another Latin American country has caught the president’s attention.

So...what's up with Trump's sudden interest in Honduran politics?

My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone

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Taiwan May Restart Nuclear Power Plant in 2028, Minister Says Taiwan may restart one of its atomic power plants in 2028 if safety reviews proceed smoothly, a government minister said, in another sign the island may reverse its anti-nuclear policy.

"Taiwan may restart one of its atomic power plants in 2028 if safety reviews proceed smoothly, a government minister said, in another sign the island may reverse its anti-nuclear policy."

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After talking with Josh, I watched A House of Dynamite and then had four days of raging anxiety

When it comes to nukes and AI, people are worried about the wrong thing It’s more subtle than Skynet.

Original article www.vox.com/politics/468...

If You Give A.I. a Nuke Grokenheimer, you are become death.

If you give A.I. a nuke...
Pleasure to stop by @slate.com's TBD to chat with
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social about my recent article on AI and nuclear weapons slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Is there any peace deal that Putin would accept? An end to the war in Ukraine may not be possible as long as Russia’s president is still in power.

Does Putin have to be gone for the war in Ukraine to end? www.vox.com/politics/470...

Never been a better time to Vox

Twice as many strikes as Biden's four years

How Trump changed what “terrorism” means Venezuela and the new war on terror, explained.

Pleased to speak with @joshuakeating.bsky.social of @vox.com.

“The concern is that what they’re doing is dressing up regime change under the guise of counterterrorism and counternarcotics.”

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Trump’s weird war on “terrorism” The Venezuelan military, Haitian gangs, Antifa: Terrorist organizations aren’t what they used to be.

My latest for @vox.com on the weird new global war on terror www.vox.com/politics/470...

The administration has been on a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation spree. But most of the groups it has targeted have not been what we'd traditionally consider "terrorists".

Not sure what it says that this crop of movies about the current American berserk--Civil War, Eddington, Bugonia, One Battle--all have gratuitous and kinda sloppy endings

All Star Wars is footnotes to Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure

When it comes to the combination of AI and nuclear weapons, what comes to mind for you. Maybe this guy?
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incredible film

When it comes to nukes and AI, people are worried about the wrong thing It’s more subtle than Skynet.

Good piece from @joshuakeating.bsky.social:

"A rogue AI killing us all is, for now at least, a far-fetched fear; a human consulting an AI on pressing the button is the scenario that should keep us up at night." www.vox.com/politics/468...

Have suggestions or tips for more coverage of AI and nukes? Get in touch. joshua.keating [at] vox [dot] com
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New Developments: Military Applications of AI YouTube video by Outrider Foundation

See also, the fantastic panel I moderated last month in at Outrider’s annual reporting summit with the great Sylvia Mishra and Jane Kim Coloseus youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=lkxJo6IL4ZM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

AI and nuclear doomsday by Today, Explained AI is in everything these days. But should it be in our nuclear arsenal?

Prefer audio? I discussed these issues in the context of the movie “House of Dynamite” on a recent episode of Vox’s Today Explained.
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When it comes to nukes and AI, people are worried about the wrong thing It’s more subtle than Skynet.

Read more here. It’s the first installment in a @vox.com series on the intersection of AI and nuclear weapons supported by the
@outrider.org www.vox.com/politics/468...