Flash Points: Turkey's descent into kakistocracy, and the U.N. Kofi Annan left behind

How Turkey Dumbed Itself Down 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]( [SUBSCRIBE TO FP]( Follow Us: 08/24/2018 [How Turkey Dumbed Itself Down]( [How Turkey Dumbed Itself Down]( by Durmus Yilmaz Erdogan used to rely on Turkey’s best and brightest—until he replaced them with its worst and dimmest. [MORE]( [China's Mass Internment Camps Have No Clear End in Sight](#) Argument [China's Mass Internment Camps Have No Clear End in Sight]( by Rian Thum Around 1 million Uighurs have disappeared without trial. Worse may come. [MORE]( [‘One Cannot Simply Wish Away 5 Million People’]( Interview [‘One Cannot Simply Wish Away 5 Million People’]( by Colum Lynch The U.N. agency chief for Palestinian refugees warns funding cuts risk undermining Middle East stability. [MORE]( [The U.N. Kofi Annan Left Behind]( Argument [The U.N. Kofi Annan Left Behind]( by Stewart Patrick His triumphs created the organization we know today, and his tragedies are warnings for what's in store. [MORE]( [The Silence of the Bears]( Argument [The Silence of the Bears]( by Alexander Gabuev The Russian public was quiet about Manafort and Cohen, but in the halls of power, debate about Trump’s usefulness rages. [MORE]( [Voices] VOICES [The Death of the Gentle Peacemaker]( James Traub [America's Anxiety of Influence]( Stephen M. Walt [America Is Committing War Crimes and Doesn't Even Know Why]( Micah Zenko [Trump Is the First President to Get Turkey Right]( Steven A. Cook [A Playbook for Taming Donald Trump]( Stephen M. Walt [The Job of Human Rights Chief Isn't What You Think]( Suzanne Nossel [GALLERIES] GALLERIES [The World in Photos This Week]( by FP Staff [The World in Photos This Week]( [The World in Photos This Week]( by FP Staff [The World in Photos This Week]( 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