Editors' Picks: Why the U.S. Treasury told American banks to ignore the EU, and chef José Andrés on the podcast

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ Squire Patton Boggs Tariff Book]( 02/15/2019 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up. Today, we look at the status of detained U.S. citizen Paul Whelan in Russia, why separatists in Nigeria are getting a boost out of election season, and the ripple effects of a bomb attack that killed 40 Indian police. The office is closed for Presidents Day next week. FP’s newsletters will be back on Tuesday. 1 [HIGH SCRUTINY:]( The European Commission’s newest “blacklist” of countries and territories that it sees as deficient in countering money laundering and terrorism financing includes American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Keith Johnson report. [Read more]( 2 [PULWAMA BOMBING:]( Thursday’s suicide bomb attack in the Kashmir region has implications for Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, Dhruva Jaishankar writes. [Read more]( 3 [WHAT'S THE HOLDUP:]( Paul Whelan’s family has been prevented from communicating with the U.S. Embassy about his case due to an outstanding waiver, FP’s Amy Mackinnon and Robbie Gramer report. [Read more]( 4 [NOW LISTENING:]( The Spanish-American chef José Andrés discusses food and philanthropy in conversation with Sarah Wildman on FP’s First Person podcast. [Read more]( 5 [NO TO THE POLLS:]( Many eligible voters in eastern Nigeria have decided to boycott the general election this weekend in an inadvertent boon to the separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra, Oluwatosin Adeshokan writes. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [The U.S. has now entered into trade talks with the E.U:]( Crucial sectors like the automobile and agriculture industries stand to be impacted. SPB’s Tariff Book allows you to investigate in detail the scope of proposed tariffs, so that you can understand for yourself the global implications.[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 ©2019 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006