Editors' Picks: The imbalance between Pakistan's financially thriving military and empty public coffers, and why peaceful exploration trumps a Space Force

If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by [ Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies]( 03/21/2019 Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up. Today, we look at why the Czech Republic may be on the cusp of legalizing same-sex marriage, the U.S. Army’s strategy to deter China in the Pacific, and how K-pop’s sexual assault scandals are leading to a greater reckoning with gender inequality in South Korea. 1 [RAINBOW CURTAIN:]( A first reading of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage is scheduled for March 26 in the Czech Republic. Should it pass, the country would become an outlier in a region where a wave of social conservatism has taken hold, Tim Gosling writes. [Read more]( 2 [SOMETHING ROTTEN IN PAKISTAN:]( Inflation is at a four-year high in Pakistan, and one-third of the population lives under the poverty line, while the military’s main business arm has an annual income over $1.5 billion, Taha Siddiqui writes. [Read more]( 3 [MISSIONS TO MARS:]( Numerous countries are sending robots to Mars. Peaceful space exploration and cooperation with other democracies would boost U.S. prestige, rather than security competition in space, Peter Juul writes. [Read more]( 4 [A RECKONING:]( A series of scandals surrounding several K-pop stars have coincided with a surge in the #MeToo movement in South Korea and a larger conversation on addressing inequality for women, Jenna Gibson writes. [Read more]( 5 [GAME PLAN:]( As China expands its presence in the South China Sea, the U.S. Army is adding more bite to its presence in the region, FP’s Lara Seligman reports from Fort Shafter in Hawaii. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [2019 America's Role in the World conference at Indiana University:]( On March 21-22, IU's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies brings together diplomats, scholars, and journalists to discuss major foreign policy challenges and their impact on domestic developments. [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