Editors' Picks: These aren't the Amazon's first deadly fires. Here's how to halt the damage.

[Read this email in your browser]( August 29, 2019 1 [Firefighting.]( the end of the 1980s, fires raged in the Brazilian Amazon. But since then, three new, innovative tools to address the fires and some of their human causes have become available and should be used this time, Kathryn Hochstetler [writes.]( 2 [Not yet doomed to repeat it.]( 1980s unleashed decades of violence and terrorism in South Asia. The United States must take a careful eye to its departure from Afghanistan and its diplomacy in Kashmir to stop that from repeating, Arif Rafiq [writes.]( 3 [Boris heads for a backfire.]( Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson may think that suspending Parliament will help him to pressure both the remaining European Union member states and the House of Commons into submission. It’s not likely, Helene von Bismarck [writes.]( 4 [Absurdist history and resentment politics.]( of key regional votes in Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany party is racking up supporters in the east by claiming to be the real heir of East Germany’s democratic revolution of 1989-1990 and capitalizing on economic discontent, Paul Hockenos [writes.]( 5 [Wait, what just happened?]( a request from Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II has prorogued the U.K.’s Parliament, a decision pushed through entirely by Johnson for political ends, FP’s James Palmer [writes.]( SPONSORED [FP APP RELAUNCH]( FP APP RELAUNCH The redesigned Foreign Policy app helps you stay up to date on global current events, even when you’re on the go. Use news alerts and filters to get breaking news and timely expert analysis on the topics that matter to you. Favorite articles to save them for later or to read offline. [Subscribe to FP to access the app and install now on your iOS or Android device.]( 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.