Editors’ Picks: Actually, the Russian economy is imploding

Plus: Can this Brussels neighborhood shake its jihadi reputation? [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( July 22, 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 [Economic implosion?]( policymakers misunderstand how sanctions are impacting Russia’s economy. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian [debunk]( nine myths about the country’s economic health. 2 [Jihadi reputation.]( Molenbeek neighborhood was once labeled an extremist hub. Its residents are desperate to change that narrative, FP’s Anchal Vohra [reports](. 3 [New target.]( officials believe Russia will likely launch another offensive in Ukraine early next year, including one that targets the strategic port city of Odesa, FP’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer [report](. 4 [Hollowed-out posts.](. embassies across Africa are facing chronic staffing shortages that are undercutting Washington’s foreign-policy goals, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Amy Mackinnon [report](. 5 [Saving journalism.]( laureate Maria Ressa shares her experiences as a government target—and explains how to safeguard a free press—in an [interview]( with FP’s Ravi Agrawal. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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, with FP's award-winning journalism. [Read unlimited articles and unlock insider benefits when you subscribe.]( 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]( | [partner with FP]( 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](