Editors’ Picks: How to track the U.S. elections like a foreign-policy pro

[Read this email in your browser]( November 03, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE SCHAR SCHOOL AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1 [Pro tips.]( U.S. election results roll in, here are some tips from FP’s Robbie Gramer and Jack Detsch on which races to watch for their impact on U.S. foreign policy and how to understand [what’s really going on](. 2 [Dashed hopes.]( least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured in a terrorist attack on Monday at Kabul University, shattering hopes for peace in Afghanistan, Stefanie Glinski [reports](. 3 [Wait a minute.]( the U.S. election result is announced could be as important as the result itself—and an early declaration could trigger violence across the country, Nic Cheeseman [writes](. 4 [Not yet.]( hasn’t interfered in the U.S. election to the same extent that it did in 2016. But that doesn’t mean the fight against disinformation will end on Tuesday, FP’s Amy Mackinnon [reports](. 5 [Brain drain.]( U.S. President Donald Trump wins reelection, national security experts at the State Department, the Pentagon, and other agencies are eyeing the exit door, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Jack Detsch [report](. Live election page: Read FP’s round-the-clock coverage of the U.S. election results as they come in, with short dispatches from correspondents and analysis from [around the world](. SPONSORED [ Scholarships for Security Studies at the Schar School]( Scholarships for Security Studies at the Schar School Interested in pursuing a career in security? The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University is offering the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Scholarship, designed to develop and prepare future national security professionals and leaders, for students entering an eligible master’s degree program in Spring 2021. [Learn more and apply >]( 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](