Editors' Picks: Sponsored by The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey: North Korea's patriotic pop; and Trump's effect on NATO

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ Middlebury Institute of International Studies]( 01/29/2018 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s round-up of the day’s best articles. Today, we look at the United States’ potential withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council, Iran’s losing battle against smoking, and the North Korean girl band that will unite the divided peninsula. 1 [NATO or not:]( A year since U.S. President Donald Trump entered office, European allies are relieved the alliance is still standing, but U.S. leadership remains in doubt, FP’s Dan De Luce, Robbie Gramer, and Emily Tamkin report. [Read more]( 2 [Moving on:]( Canada and Mexico aren’t bending to U.S. demands in NAFTA negotiations, because they’ve got alternative trading partners, FP’s Keith Johnson and Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian report. [Read more]( 3 [Don't be a quitter:]( The United States should stay and fight it out in the U.N. Human Rights Council, not cut and run, Shadow Government’s Keith M. Harper and Stephen Pomper write. [Read more]( 4 [Tobacco jihad:]( Iran’s anti-smoking campaign is yet another example of the government’s shaky control over its population, Reese Erlich writes. [Read more]( 5 [Girl power:]( You can solve the Korean crisis through the power of kitschy, hyper-patriotic pop music, Paul French writes. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [Graduate Degrees for Global Action:]( Put theory into practice with a graduate degree from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California. With an emphasis on collaborative learning, you will acquire practical, professional skills through immersion in culture and language. [Learn more]( about our Master’s in International Policy. This email was sent to [{EMAIL}]( by fp@foreignpolicy.com. [UPDATE PROFILE]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [ADVERTISE](mailto:advertise@foreignpolicy.com) [GROUP SALES AND LICENSING](mailto:licensing@foreignpolicy.com) Foreign Policy Magazine is published by the FP Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents ©2018 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20036