Editors’ Picks: Shanahan is out as the next Pentagon chief

[Read this email in your browser]( June 18, 2019 [Sponsor Logo] SPONSORED BY WORLD TRADE CENTERS ASSOCIATION 1 [Pentagon in limbo.]( Shanahan withdrew his nomination as U.S. secretary of defense, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, as reports emerged of domestic violence within the nominee’s family, FP’s Lara Seligman, Elias Groll, and Robbie Gramer [report](. 2 [From Russia with love.]( top Russia advisor, Fiona Hill, is set to step down from the National Security Council in August. Her replacement, the arms control expert Tim Morrison, may signal a shift in the administration’s approach to Moscow, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Amy Mackinnon [report](. 3 [Tories torn apart.]( Johnson is inching closer to No. 10 Downing St., but his leadership of the Conservative Party could be a death knell for the Tories, Owen Matthews [reports](. 4 [Two of a kind.]( civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban both started out as pro-democracy darlings. But the two Oxford alumni have since converged over a very different principle—a stark Islamophobia, Azeem Ibrahim [writes](. 5 [Reckless.]( United States blames Iran for last week’s tanker attacks. The incident is just one in the country’s long history of high-risk aggression, Afshon Ostovar [writes](. SPONSORED [Navigating Uncertainty]( Navigating Uncertainty The world economy is becoming more volatile and growing at a slower pace. These changes have forced businesses to make risky, complex decisions which could add costs to their operations, make them less competitive, or even render them obsolete. Yet new opportunities are emerging for those able to navigate the shifting tides. The 2019 Trade and Investment Report, produced by FP Analytics in collaboration with the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), illuminates the sources of this uncertainty, the distinctive traits that make cities resilient, and strategies for adapting to the new normal. [Read more.]( FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Editors' Picks newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is 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.