Editors' Picks: Why we need a Solarium 2.0; and is cutting "war games" the price of peace on the Korean Peninsula?

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ University of London SOAS]( 06/26/2018 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s round-up of the day’s best articles. Today, we look at why peace is still unlikely in Afghanistan, how Russia and China see the Trump era as an opportunity to roll back human rights promotion, and why Washington needs a new Solarium Project to counter cyber threats. 1 [False Dawn:]( A temporary Taliban truce, despite the opportunity it presents, doesn’t mean peace is about to break out anytime soon, Michael Kugelman writes. [Read more]( 2 [(War) game theory:]( U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has officially made good on President Donald Trump’s promise to cancel joint military exercises with South Korea. Some analysts say it’s a small price to pay for the possibility of peace with North Korea, Lara Seligman reports. [Read more]( 3 [The road to hell:]( Trump's unilateral negotiating strategy will fail unless the United States collaborates with its regional allies — and adversaries — to forge a lasting peace. Good intentions aren’t enough, writes Robert A. Manning. [Read more]( 4 [Hackwork:]( As the United States retreats from the world, Moscow and Beijing seek to gut U.N. programs and cut staff, Colum Lynch reports. [Read more]( 5 [Solar power:]( President Eisenhower confronted the unprecedented nuclear threat of the 1950s with a novel exercise. The United States needs a similar approach to tackle today's cyberthreats, Peter Feaver and Will Inboden write. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [Study International Relations Online:]( Enrich your career with an online qualification from SOAS University of London. Our programmes in International Diplomacy and Policy are taught by specialists engaged in research and fieldwork that influence government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. [Learn 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