Editors' Picks: Partition is the only solution to Lebanon’s woes

[Read this email in your browser]( September 18, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY SCIENCES PO 1 [History lessons.]( Lebanon teeters on the brink of collapse, partition may be the only way to avoid the repeated mistakes that have defined the country since 1920, Joseph A. Kéchichian [writes]( 2 [Blind spots?]( Wilkerson’s new bestseller, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, deftly analyzes U.S. racial hierarchies. Yet Wilkerson fails to adequately address the ongoing horrors of the caste system in India, Yashica Dutt [writes](. 3 [Beyond Brexit.]( some, Brexit is just another chapter in the saga of Britain’s retreat from the global economic stage. But decline is not inevitable—even though its reversal will require rewiring Britain’s economy, Tej Parikh [writes](. 4 [Financial fix.]( efforts to recruit scientists and other top academics have grown more sophisticated. If U.S. policymakers want to retain the best and brightest, they must create more opportunities for them at home, Ryan Fedasiuk [writes](. 5 [Strange bedfellows.]( Tanzania, the pandemic is meeting rising authoritarianism. But Tanzania is not the only country where the pandemic has collided with a government tightening its authoritarian grip, Travis L. Adkins and Jeffrey Smith [write](. 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](