Editors' Picks: The secret to Pokémon Go’s success, and Erdogan risks Turkey’s NATO membership

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.] [Foreign Policy] EDITORS' PICKS Monday, July 18 Welcome to Editors' Picks, FP's round-up of the day's best articles. Today, we look at why Pokémon Go is so addictive, the mounting political opposition to a peace deal in Colombia, and the international fallout from the coup attempt in Turkey. 1 [THE CULT OF CUTENESS:] Pokémon Go owes much of its popularity to the “kawaii” aesthetic, Japan’s highly addictive cult of cuteness, Sophie Knight writes: [Read more] 2 [DISPUTING THE PEACE:] As the government of Juan Manuel Santos looks to finalize a peace deal — four years in the making — with rebels, opponents are trying to rip it to shreds, FP’s Megan Alpert reports: [Read more] 3 [NATO IS NOT FOREVER:] U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Turkish government on Monday that its purge of military personnel and police officers could have consequences for the NATO alliance, FP’s John Hudson writes: [Read more] 4 [PAPER TRACE:] The Saudi government still says it had no connection to the 9/11 hijackers. Newly released classified information proves otherwise, Simon Henderson writes: [Read more] 5 [APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED:] The French prime minister went to a memorial service in Nice for those killed in a terrorist attack there last week. He was greeted by a crowd that didn't want him there, FP's Siobhan O'Grady writes: [Read more] Check in later for FP's Jeffrey Lewis on why America’s nukes aren’t safe in Turkey anymore. 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