Editors’ Picks: The U.N. gave a quiet diplomat the wrong job

Plus: How Ukraine has changed Russian diplomacy [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( September 17, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Editors’ Picks, [subscribe today](. 1 [Naming and shaming.]( United Nations human rights chief should be outspoken. As a behind-the-scenes diplomat, Volker Türk isn’t up to the task, Kenneth Roth [writes]( 2 [Diplomatic dodge.]( from traditional diplomatic forums, Russia has sought new avenues that sidestep established institutions, Hanna Notte [writes](. 3 [Nickel-and-diming.]( technologies depend on the supply of a few key resource markets, mostly dominated by China. Can the United States keep up? Morgan D. Bazilian and Gregory Brew [explain](. 4 [Shortsighted.]( is paying the price for a climate crisis created mainly by other countries. The world doesn’t have a plan for future flood disasters, Anmol Irfan [writes](. 5 [What in the world?]( Ukraine’s counteroffensive to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s big overseas trip, see if you’ve kept up with the week’s top stories with our [news quiz]( from FP’s Nina Goldman. --------------------------------------------------------------- [FP Tech Forum 2022]( [FP Tech Forum 2022]( Join FP on September 21 for the second annual Tech Forum alongside the UN General Assembly. Learn how governments, private industry, academia, and civil society can work together to mitigate risks and scale transformative technologies for more equitable health outcomes, sustainability, and security. Join us in person or watch the program live. [Register Here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Get the context you need to understand what’s happening in the world’s biggest country—and what those in power think about it. [Sign up for China Brief]( a weekly newsletter from FP's James Palmer. Free to sign up. 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](