Editors' Picks: How Russia is supporting Scottish independence

[Read this email in your browser]( February 18, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE FP GUIDE TO LEADERS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION 1 [Gloom and doom.]( markets are already feeling the impact of the coronavirus, with countries bracing for a slowdown in economic growth expectations as different industries face supply chain constraints, FP’s Keith Johnson [reports](. 2 [Unwanted support.]( an apparent attempt to embarrass the U.K., Russia has started promoting Scottish independence. Many in the Scottish National Party fear it could deter other international actors from backing the cause, David Leask [reports](. 3 [Existential crisis.]( Middle East peace plan has effectively discarded the Oslo Accords. That means it’s up to the Palestinian Authority to make a decision about its own existence, Tareq Baconi [writes](. 4 [Functional democracy?]( chaos of the Iowa caucuses revealed problems in the U.S. electoral system. The process and results would be denounced if they were found in many developing countries, Nic Cheeseman [writes](. 5 [Different languages.]( United States and Europe are not on the same page when it comes to addressing the rise of China, which will make forging a trans-Atlantic strategy next to impossible, Noah Barkin [writes](. SPONSORED The [Winter 2020 FP Guide: Leaders in Graduate Education]( features stories of deans, directors, and professors at eight top schools who are preparing international affairs students to take on the thorniest problems of our time: climate change, asylum for refugees, trade wars, the rise of populism, and growing cyber threats. 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 © 2020 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.