Flash Points: Beijing is used to learning from Russian failures

Plus: Ecuador’s distant dream of a green recovery [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( April 20, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Flash Points, [sign in]( or [subscribe today](. SPONSORED BY [THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH]( [Beijing Is Used to Learning From Russian Failures]( The invasion of Ukraine is offering useful lessons for the PLA. By Oriana Skylar Mastro and Derek Scissors --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ecuador’s Distant Dream of a Green Recovery]( The debt-saddled country is struggling to meet its climate goals under IMF austerity. By Catherine Osborn --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Real Reason Germany Is Always Afraid]( Berlin hesitates on everything because of its ruling party’s identity problems. James Hawes --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bucha Must Be Remembered]( As Ukraine seeks accountability for the perpetrators of civilian killings, it must also process its collective trauma. By Andrew Lohsen --------------------------------------------------------------- [The 1 Percent Chance That Putin Will Be Prosecuted]( The road to war crimes tribunals is exceedingly long—and full of dead ends. By Ellen Ioanes Photo: Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED Become a Public Health Leader. At the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, students learn how to tackle the world’s most urgent health problems and save lives, millions at a time. Enroll in one of our 137 academic programs and join the effort to make our future more healthy and equitable. [Learn more](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Now Available: The China Issue.]( Read masterful analyses of the U.S.-China relationship, Beijing’s foreign policy, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and more. Plus, get a free copy of the print magazine at no additional charge when you join. [Save 20% when you subscribe today.]( FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Flashpoints 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 © 2022 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](