Editors' Picks: Saudi Arabia is more unpredictable than ever before; and why nobody actually understands China

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS 03/21/2018 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s round-up of the day’s best articles. Today, we look at a potential coup in the U.S. government’s foreign broadcasting arm, why nobody, not even the Chinese government, really understands the country’s complexities, and how Bosnia might be teetering on the edge of a massive political crisis. 1 [See no evil:]( Nobody knows anything about China, including the Chinese government, FP’s James Palmer writes. [Read more]( 2 [Balkan breakdown:]( Bosnia is teetering on the precipice of a political crisis. Should the United States be trying to stop it? FP’s Emily Tamkin reports. [Read more]( 3 [BBG what?:]( Potential staff changes have sparked fierce infighting at the BBG, which oversees outlets including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America, FP’s Robbie Gramer reports. [Read more]( 4 [Prince of disorder:]( Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's consolidation of power is making Saudi Arabia a more unpredictable American ally than ever before, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen writes. [Read more]( 5 [Conservative amnesia:]( If the European center-right doesn't reclaim its mission, it will soon be swallowed by populism, Jan-Werner Mueller writes. [Read more]( 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