Editors’ Picks: The U.N. must end Ethiopia’s Tigray war

[Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( March 08, 2021 | [View in browser]( [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE SCHAR SCHOOL AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1 [Descent into chaos.]( the blackout in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, reports of mass atrocities have emerged. Without action from the international community, the conflict will only get worse, Will Brown and Judd Devermont [write](. 2 [Farewell, Afghanistan?]( a blunt letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave the first glimpse into the Biden administration’s strategy to extricate the United States from its longest war, FP’s Elise Labott and Robbie Gramer [report](. 3 [Digital front lines.]( physical borders with China have quieted down, but its virtual ones are under siege as Beijing takes a leaf from Moscow’s cyberwarfare playbook, FP’s Sumit Ganguly and Carol Evans [write](. 4 [Made in the free world.]( than trying to change China, U.S. President Joe Biden and his allied counterparts should substantially reduce their economic and technological dependence on the country, Clyde Prestowitz [writes](. 5 [New soft power.]( is strengthening a once-unthinkable alliance with Arab partners as it works to present itself as a soft power in the Middle East—despite its continued annexation of Palestinian lands, FP’s Anchal Vohra [writes](. SPONSORED [Scholarships for Security Studies at the Schar School]( Scholarships for Security Studies at the Schar School Our top-ranked security studies programs prepare students to become leaders ready to face the world’s biggest challenges. Apply to a master’s program at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government for available scholarship funding from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. [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 © 2021 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](