Editors’ Picks: Pelosi visit sets up no-win situation on Taiwan

Plus: Ukraine’s breadbasket is (almost) open for business again [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( July 29, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Editors’ Picks, [subscribe today](. SPONSORED BY [THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE]( 1 [Lose-lose situation.](. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proposed Taiwan trip has set already simmering tensions between the United States and China ablaze, FP’s Jack Detsch [reports](. 2 [Rare deal.]( expected grain shipment from Ukraine is a crucial test case to alleviate the global food crisis. But the devil is in the details, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu [report](. 3 [Dangerous backsliding.]( Senegal’s legislative elections looming, President Macky Sall has repeatedly interfered in the judiciary to disqualify potential challengers, Danielle Resnick [writes](. 4 [Controversial lending.]( theory, the International Monetary Fund can act as a paramedic for distressed economies. FP’s Anusha Rathi [explains]( why that ambulance ride isn’t cost-free. 5 [Enormous risks.]( the Iran nuclear talks collapse now, Tehran will face disastrous political and economic consequences, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj and Ellie Geranmayeh [write](. --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED At the Clinton School of Public Service, the nation’s first to offer a Master of Public Service, students bridge classroom learning with experience gained through three major field service projects. Since 2005, collectively students have totaled nearly 500,000 hours of field service work, equaling more than 50 years of civic engagement. [Learn more](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to [Global Reboot]( a podcast from Foreign Policy that attempts to identify solutions to the world's biggest challenges, including global hunger, disinformation, threats to press freedom, and more. New episodes out now on [Apple Podcasts](, [Spotify](, or wherever you listen. 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](