Editors’ Picks: Can Biden save Ashraf Ghani?

Plus: Washington is stuck between Eastern and Western European demands on Russia [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( June 25, 2021 | [View in browser]( SPONSORED BY [AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL]( 1 [Taking responsibility.]( Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wants continued U.S. aid after the military withdrawal, he must first admit that many of his country’s problems are of his own making, FP’s Elise Labott [writes](. 2 [Stuck in the middle.]( meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Joe Biden is facing conflicting pressure from allies on how to deal with Moscow, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Jack Detsch [report]( 3 [Hidden potential.]( cryptocurrency is often considered more meme than money, it holds the key to sustainable development for much of the world’s poor, Mark Leon Goldberg [writes](. 4 [Exit strategy.]( the Taliban gain new ground in Afghanistan, interpreters who worked with departing U.S. forces are clamoring for U.S. visas to escape retribution. Whether the Biden administration can deliver is another question, Lynne O’Donnell [reports]( 5 [Change of heart.]( Quadrilateral Security Dialogue has regained prominence as the foremost venue for challenging China in the Indo-Pacific. That revival should be credited not to Washington but to New Delhi, Jeff M. Smith [writes]( SPONSORED [Go behind the headlines in the Muslim World]( Go behind the headlines in the Muslim World The American Foreign Policy Council's World Almanac of Islamism is a groundbreaking internet and print database designed to track Islamism as a political phenomenon in various countries and regions around the world. It represents the single most comprehensive global overview of radical Islamic trends available to experts and policy practitioners today. [Learn more](. 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](