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If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( [Foreign Policy]( EDITORS' PICKS Sponsored by Monday, June 5 Welcome to Editors' Picks, FP's round-up of the day's best articles. Today, we look at the ethics of having children in an overpopulated world, why multiple countries decided to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, and how the Paris climate accord is like the 1947 Marshall Plan. 1 [Is baby-making bad for the planet?:]( As environmental catastrophe looms, is it ethical to have children? Two philosophers discuss the morality of family planning in the age of climate change: [Read more]( 2 [gulf state exit:]( Five Arab countries — six if you count one of Libya’s rival governments — suddenly cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, a move that could potentially complicate the U.S.-led coalition against terrorist groups, FP’s Emily Tamkin and Robbie Gramer write: [Read more]( 3 [Haley should help:]( U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley should fix the U.N. Human Rights Council, not abandon it, Kenneth Roth writes: [Read more]( 4 [auspicious anniversary:]( Seventy years after George Marshall’s famous speech built the modern foundation of the trans-atlantic alliance, President Donald Trump seems determined to tear it apart, Jason Bordoff writes: [Read more]( 5 [hurting his case:]( Trump went off script and criticized his Justice Department’s “watered-down, politically correct” travel ban, making a court case for his opponents, Kavitha Surana writes: [Read more]( Sponsored Content [Marshall Plan at 70: Lasting Legacy of Cooperation and Friendship:]( ) The Marshall Plan, outlined by George C. Marshall on June 5, 1947, was not merely a post-war economic assistance program, it ushered in decades of close transatlantic cooperation and friendship.[Learn more.]( ) Listen and subscribe to FP podcasts on iTunes and Stitcher: [here](. Foreign Policy Magazine [editorspicks@foreignpolicy.com](mailto:editorspicks@foreignpolicy.com?Subject=Feedback) This email was sent to {EMAIL} by fp@foreignpolicy.com. [UPDATE PROFILE]( [UNSUBSCRIBE](email_name=top5) [PRIVACY POLICY]( [ADVERTISE](mailto:advertise@foreignpolicy.com) [GROUP SALES AND LICENSING](mailto:licensing@foreignpolicy.com) Foreign Policy Magazine is published by the FP Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents ©2017 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20036