Editors’ Picks: What are Sweden and Finland thinking?

Plus: The Russian army is an atrocity factory [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( May 18, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Editors’ Picks, [subscribe today](. SPONSORED BY [THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME KEOUGH SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS]( 1 [Neutrality calculus.]( did Sweden and Finland decide to apply for NATO membership? The obvious explanation leaves some questions unanswered, FP’s Stephen M. Walt [writes](. 2 [Brutal force.]( Russian army is an atrocity factory in Ukraine, and Moscow’s failures of governance and corruption are to blame, Lucian Staiano-Daniels [writes](. 3 [Why Kabul fell.]( main Afghanistan oversight body has concluded that decisions made by both former U.S. President Donald Trump and his successor led to Afghanistan’s collapse, FP’s Lynne O’Donnell [writes](. 4 [Risky business.]( companies still in Russia are facing huge moral, legal, and public relations risks, as business in Russia is integrating fully into a newly totalitarian system, Natalia Antonova [writes](. 5 [Cautionary tale.]( U.S. National Security Advisor Robert “Bud” McFarlane, who died last week, aspired to be the next Henry Kissinger. Instead he became embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal, John Gans [writes](. --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED Get hands-on experience with international organizations and expert faculty to address climate change, migration and displacement, racial injustice, and other threats to human flourishing worldwide. With a master of global affairs degree from the University of Notre Dame, you can become an agent of change in today’s world. Lead the change you want to see. [Learn more](. --------------------------------------------------------------- If it happens out there, it’s analyzed in here. Dive well below the headlines, anytime, anywhere, to examine the latest policy developments with rigorous analyses and award-winning journalism. [Become an FP subscriber today.]( 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 © 2022 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](