Editors' Picks, presented by the FP Guide to Leaders in Higher Education: All things #UNGA, and Trump's trade war with China escalates

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ Brand South Africa]( 09/24/2018 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up. Today, we look at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, key takeaways from the U.N. General Assembly, and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres makes a call for multilateral commitment to peacekeeping on the eve of high-level sessions. Don’t forget to sign up for FP’s U.N. Brief, a pop-up newsletter on the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Sign up [here]( to receive this newsletter every morning through Friday. 1 [CHEAPER THAN WAR:]( The manifold and evolving threats to worldwide peace and security require a renewed commitment to peacekeeping operations, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres writes. [Read more]( 2 [LIVE FROM NEW YORK:]( The U.N. General Assembly got started amid grim expectations for conflicts in the Middle East and nuclear tensions, FP’s Colum Lynch reports. [Read more]( 3 [LOW ENERGY:]( Trump’s trade war with China dramatically escalated on Monday as Beijing announced $200 billion in new tariffs. Farmers and manufacturers were already caught in the crossfire, but now the booming U.S. energy industry is next, FP’s Keith Johnson reports. [Read more]( 4 [UNHOLY ALLIANCE:]( Despite occasional disagreements on tactics and the usual jostling for status in Washington, there’s been no real debates over U.S. foreign policy for the past quarter of a century. Here is where outcasts from opposite ends of the political spectrum—democratic socialists and libertarians—could band together to change things, FP’s Stephen M. Walt argues. [Read more]( 5 [NOW LISTENING:]( Prudence Bushnell, who served as U.S. ambassador to Kenya in 1998, details "the bombings the world forgot," in conversation with Sarah Wildman on FP’s podcast. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [Carrying Forward a Legacy in South Africa:]( South African struggle heroes like Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who recently passed away, left an indelible legacy for the fight of equality, justice, and freedom which still lives on. The nation presses forward in enhancing education, unity, and economic opportunity for all. You can get South African politics, culture, and more delivered to your inbox with South Africa Now, a bi-weekly newsletter.[Get your copy today.]( 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