Editors' Picks: Why Javad Zarif just can't quit, and a last exit from Brexit

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ Squire Patton Boggs Tariff Book]( 02/27/2019 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up. Today, we look at Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s new authoritarianism, why Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is staying on the job after all, and how a gradual lifting of sanctions could incentivize Pyongyang to dismantle nuclear facilities. [Foreign Policy First Person]( 1 [THE WAIVER OPTION:]( Any sanctions relief for North Korea should be both flexible and temporary until nuclear dismantlement is complete, Troy Stangarone writes. [Read more]( 2 [POWER PLAY:]( Sisi has spent the last few years in power ignoring a constitution that imposed some checks on presidential authority—culminating in an attempt to make it possible to stay in power through 2034, Amy Hawthorne and Andrew Miller write. [Read more]( 3 [HERE TODAY, HERE TOMORROW:]( Zarif’s letter of resignation was rejected by President Hassan Rouhani after outcry from the country’s establishment, Suzanne Maloney writes. [Read more]( 4 [U-TURN:]( This week, the British Labour Party announced its support for a second Brexit referendum, and Prime Minister Theresa May opened the possibility of delaying a March 29 deadline for Brexit—a dramatic series of developments in a stalled Brexit process, Owen Matthews writes. [Read more]( 5 [MEANWHILE IN HANOI:]( A leading academic foundation in Vietnam will close, after several key figures linked to it became involved in a public dispute with the Communist Party leadership, Bill Hayton writes. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [The U.S. has now initiated 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