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Keith Johnson

Staff Writer

Keith Johnson is a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. He has been at FP since 2013, after spending 15 years covering terrorism, energy, airlines, politics, foreign affairs, and the economy for the Wall Street Journal. He has reported from Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Articles by Keith Johnson
Sailors watch the sunset atop an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the 5th Fleet area of operations on March 23, 2018.
Sailors watch the sunset atop an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the 5th Fleet area of operations on March 23, 2018.
Iranian women walk in the capital, Tehran, on Aug. 27. Iran’s economy has struggled with U.S. sanctions and could face even more after last weekend’s attack on Saudi oil facilities.
Iranian women walk in the capital, Tehran, on Aug. 27. Iran’s economy has struggled with U.S. sanctions and could face even more after last weekend’s attack on Saudi oil facilities.
Smoke billows from the massive Aramco facility in Abqaiq after a drone attack claimed by Houthi militants on Sept. 14.
Smoke billows from the massive Aramco facility in Abqaiq after a drone attack claimed by Houthi militants on Sept. 14.
Now-departed U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 20,
Now-departed U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 20,
British Trade Secretary Liz Truss arrives at No. 10 Downing St. for a cabinet meeting in London on July 25.
British Trade Secretary Liz Truss arrives at No. 10 Downing St. for a cabinet meeting in London on July 25.
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5.
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced further tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, which will make imports like these into Long Beach, California, even more expensive.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced further tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, which will make imports like these into Long Beach, California, even more expensive.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G-20 summit in Japan on June 29.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G-20 summit in Japan on June 29.
Turkey’s Yavuz drillship, seen from shore of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is one of several operating in Cypriot waters, sparking a rebuke from the European Union.
Turkey’s Yavuz drillship, seen from shore of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is one of several operating in Cypriot waters, sparking a rebuke from the European Union.
The British warship HMS Montrose is seen docked in the Cypriot port of Limassol on Feb. 3, 2014.
The British warship HMS Montrose is seen docked in the Cypriot port of Limassol on Feb. 3, 2014.
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Foreign Policy illustration/Getty Images
South Korean officials enter the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry in Tokyo to hold talks with their Japanese counterparts on July 12.
South Korean officials enter the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry in Tokyo to hold talks with their Japanese counterparts on July 12.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is dealing with key defections—like Finance Minister Carlos Urzúa—just months into his term, on July 9.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is dealing with key defections—like Finance Minister Carlos Urzúa—just months into his term, on July 9.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second from left, meets with top European diplomats before a meeting in Brussels on May 15, 2018.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second from left, meets with top European diplomats before a meeting in Brussels on May 15, 2018.
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