Editors' Picks, presented by the Embassy of Japan, Washington DC: A new style of Lebanese politics, and the devastation of coral reefs in the South China Sea

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.] [Foreign Policy] EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by Thursday, May 26 Welcome to Editors' Picks, FP's round-up of the day's best articles. Today, we look at the Lebanese youth taking on entrenched political elites, Iran’s tenuous alliance with the Taliban, and Beijing’s destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea. 1 ['BEIRUT MY CITY':] A new Lebanese political party took on the status quo establishment, and lost, but the change it has inspired could start a new era of reformist politics, FP’s Kim Ghattas reports: [Read more] 2 [STRANGE BEDFELLOWS:] Tehran and the Taliban have been at each other's throats for decades, but the Islamic State's rise has pushed the age-old rivalry into an uneasy alliance, FP’s Yochi Dreazen reports: [Read more] 3 [GREEN POWER:] Beijing calls its island reclamation in the South China Sea a “green project,” but evidence reveals that its military buildup has devastated coral reefs, FP’s Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian: [Read more] 4 [U.S. COMMANDOS GO SOCIALIST:] In a move that is sure to anger Turkey, U.S. Special Operations forces in Syria are wearing socialist Kurdish flags on their sleeves, FP’s Paul Mcleary writes: [Read more] 5 [LOCALS ONLY:] While Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is struggling to make reforms, state governments are delivering them, Siddhartha Mitter writes: [Read more] Sponsored Content [G7 SUMMIT in JAPAN begins:] Japan urges world leaders to tackle global economic risks to avoid another 2008 crisis. G7 leaders discuss maritime security issues.[Stay up-to-date on the Summit] Check in later for FP's Jeffrey Lewis on why going to Hiroshima is the only way to understand what happened there in 1945. Foreign Policy Magazine [editorspicks@foreignpolicy.com] 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