Editors’ Picks: Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi operation

February 26, 2021 | [Read this email in your browser]( 1 [Red-handed.]( long-awaited U.S. intelligence report has concluded that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi, FP’s Amy Mackinnon and Jack Detsch [report](. 2 [Is America back?]( United States has formally rejoined the Paris Agreement. But to make serious progress on climate change, bipartisanship—which now seems like a pipe dream—will be needed, Jason Bordoff [writes](. 3 [Middle East downgrade.](. President Joe Biden is deprioritizing the Middle East to focus on great-power competition and China. Here are the countries he can ignore—and the ones he can’t, FP’s Steven A. Cook [writes](. 4 [Tech war crossfire.]( most policymakers in Latin America, the best way to react to the U.S.-China tech war is obvious: Stay neutral. But that’s no longer easy to do, Oliver Stuenkel [writes](. 5 [Political risk.]( many observers assume Beijing prefers authoritarian regimes, China has reason to favor democracy over dictatorship in Myanmar, Brian Y.S. Wong [writes](. The [Winter 2021 FP Guide: Leaders in Graduate Education]( features stories of inspirational professors, deans, and students at top schools who are training future leaders in international affairs for the next 50 years to confront the multiple challenges facing global stability. 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 © 2021 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](