Editors' Picks: Japan’s new prime minister is a fixer, not a leader

[Read this email in your browser]( September 14, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY SCIENCES PO 1 [Quick fix.]( Minister Shinzo Abe’s long tenure gave Japan a modicum of stability. His successor—Yoshihide Suga—may be the first of many short-lived premiers, William Sposato [writes]( 2 [Recruitment tool.]( Brexit talks threaten carefully achieved peace in Northern Ireland—empowering the New Irish Republican Army in the process, FP’s Dan Haverty [writes]( 3 [Get out.]( a rare display of bipartisanship, an overwhelming majority of Democrats and Republicans support bringing U.S. forces home from Afghanistan as part of the Afghan peace talks, FP’s Jack Detsch [reports]( 4 [Alarm bells.]( has long relied on Arab-Israeli enmity as a security buffer. But now that it appears to be fading, Tehran is worried about its geostrategic vulnerability, Maysam Behravesh and Hamidreza Azizi [write]( 5 [All alone.]( the takeover of a port in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province by Islamic State-linked militants, the odds appear stacked against the Mozambican military, Tonderayi Mukeredzi [writes]( SPONSORED [ Training and Shaping Global Actors]( Training and Shaping Global Actors The [Paris School of International Affairs]() trains and shapes global actors to understand and respond to the complexities of our world. Our 7 Master programs attract the best and brightest students from over 110 countries. Our curriculum combines current scholarship with operational training. PSIA graduates are well-positioned to pursue high-profile careers. [Learn 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 © 2020 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](