Joshua Keating is a writer and analyst focusing on world news and foreign policy. He is currently a senior correspondent at Vox. His first book, Invisible Countries, an exploration of border changes, the creation of new countries, and the future of the world map, was published by Yale University Press in 2018. He was previously a writer and editor at Grid, Slate and Foreign Policy. He has reported from countries including Iraq, Somalia, Russia, China, and Haiti. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post book review and his byline has also appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine, and Roads & Kingdoms. He has been featured as a commentator on international affairs on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, and Al-Jazeera. A native of New York City and a graduate of Oberlin College, he now lives in Washington, DC.