Editors’ Picks: Biden team engaged in “rigorous” debate over ending forever war

[Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( March 12, 2021 | [View in browser]( [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE SCHAR SCHOOL AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1 [Internal squabbles.]( the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, U.S. President Joe Biden is working to wind up the Afghan War. But his team faces stiff opposition from career military and intelligence officials, FP’s Michael Hirsh [reports](. 2 [Quad vs. China.]( Biden team just made its first bold move in Asia with the Quad’s commitment to providing 1 billion vaccines to Southeast Asia, the region most directly exposed to Chinese expansionism, Michael J. Green [writes](. 3 [Papal power.]( Francis’s recent visit to Iraq may seem superficial, but there are reasons to think sustained Vatican attention to the Middle East will do practical diplomatic good there, FP’s Steven A. Cook [writes](. 4 [COVID-19 ethics.]( like pandemics breed scarcity. And scarcity is something that leaders in wealthy countries need to get better talking about now that they’ve learned money can’t buy everything, Malka Older [writes](. 5 [“Goodwill begets goodwill.”]( officials have been repeating a phrase coined by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush. While that may seem unremarkable, there’s a reason they’re harkening back to it, Henry Rome [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](