Editors' Picks: Trump fires Esper

[Read this email in your browser]( November 09, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 ['You're fired.'](. President Donald Trump has terminated his embattled defense secretary, which some worry could upset an already tumultuous transition, FP’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer [report](. 2 [Sudden change.]( Egypt to Saudi Arabia, autocrats are nervous about what a Biden administration might mean for their relationship with Washington, Sara Khorshid [writes](. 3 [Fragile economy?]( United States needs a large stimulus package to make good on President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to “build back better,” FP’s Adam Tooze [writes](. 4 [Orphaned ally.]( President Jair Bolsonaro, the so-called “Trump of the Topics,” needs Trumpism to rally his base. But he may need Biden more, Oliver Stuenkel [writes](. 5 [Bipartisan effort.]( and Republicans may be divided on everything else, but their agendas for China have a lot in common, Jordan Schneider and Coby Goldberg [write](. SPONSORED [ Advance Your Career, Remain Employed.]( Advance Your Career, Remain Employed. Johns Hopkins SAIS degrees for experienced, working professionals include the Master of International Public Policy and Master of Arts in Global Policy (16-month, alternating weekend schedule). [Learn more]( at an upcoming info session. 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](