Flash Points, presented by Norwich University: The Filipino Trump (turned up to 11); and the U.S. vets launching start-ups in Afghanistan

The next president of the Philippines is a tough-talking, foul-mouthed, pope-bashing lightweight. If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.] Please feel free to [forward it to a friend]. [Foreign Policy] FLASH POINTS Highlights from [Foreign Policy] Sponsored by [SUBSCRIBE TO FP] Follow Us: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 [Meet Rodrigo Duterte: The Filipino Trump, Turned Up to 11] [Meet Rodrigo Duterte: The Filipino Trump, Turned Up to 11] by Gina Apostol The next president of the Philippines is a tough-talking, foul-mouthed, pope-bashing lightweight. [MORE] [U.S. Likely to Lift Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam] Exclusive [U.S. Likely to Lift Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam] by Dan De Luce and Keith Johnson Despite objections from some lawmakers and human rights advocates, the White House is considering selling U.S. weapons to Hanoi — for the first time since the war. [MORE] [How to Defeat Extremism Without Becoming Egypt’s Microserf] Report [How to Defeat Extremism Without Becoming Egypt’s Microserf] by Colum Lynch As Cairo enlists Microsoft’s help in curbing terrorism, experts say the tech giant must avoid being a prop for Egypt’s crackdown on free expression. [MORE] [Norwich] [How the United States Can Maintain Its Dominance in the Pacific Ocean] Argument [How the United States Can Maintain Its Dominance in the Pacific Ocean] by James Holmes Washington wants India’s help with naval logistics. But is New Delhi scared enough of China to sign the unpopular agreement? [MORE] [But Will It Scale in Kabul?] Feature [But Will It Scale in Kabul?] by Sebastian J. Bae As troops draw down in Afghanistan, a handful of ambitious U.S. veterans are launching start-ups in the country where they once went to war. [MORE] [Voices] VOICES [Examining Sy-raq] DAVID ROTHKOPF [The (Con)Fusion of Civilizations] STEPHEN M. WALT [Art Is a Window to the Arab World’s Soul] KIM GHATTAS [Unburying the Dead From the Pentagon's Afghan Hospital Bombing] MICAH ZENKO [On Trump, Gefilte Fish, and World Order] JULIA IOFFE [The False Idols of Rwanda’s Genocide] MICHELA WRONG [GALLERIES] GALLERIES [Exit the King] by MATHIAS DEPARDON/INSTITUTE [Exit the King] [How to Invade Your Own Privacy So the Government Doesn’t Have To] by HASAN ELAHI [How to Invade Your Own Privacy So the Government Doesn’t Have To] [Norwich] This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] by fp@foreignpolicy.com. [UPDATE PROFILE] [UNSUBSCRIBE] [PRIVACY POLICY] [ADVERTISE] [GROUP SALES AND LICENSING] Foreign Policy Magazine is published by the FP Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents ©2016 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20036