Editors’ Picks: Can Macron save his presidency?

Plus: How GPT mania harms AI innovation MAY 1, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     [French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with the leaders of various French unions and employers’ associations after he signed into law a pension reform that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on April 18.]( French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with the leaders of various French unions and employers’ associations after he signed into law a pension reform that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on April 18. STEPHANIE LECOCQ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images [1]( [How Macron Can Save His Presidency]( The French president is bound to provoke outrage if he continues to govern like a king. By Andrew Sorota   [2]( [How GPT Mania Could Harm AI Innovation]( The scramble to win the GPT race could divert essential resources from the development of more socially meaningful uses of AI. By Bhaskar Chakravorti   [3]( [Sudan’s War Might Not Stay in Sudan]( A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilize neighboring Chad and impact the entire Sahel region. By Folahanmi Aina   Expert analysis for the global reader. [Subscribe today](.   [4]( [Social Media Is Now a Financial WMD]( The finance sector is adjusting to a world where a single tweet can trigger a catastrophic bank run. By Caroline de Gruyter   [5]( [The Taliban Aim to Divide and Conquer]( The U.N. meets this week to decide whether to play by Taliban rules or pull out. Both are bad. By Lynne O’Donnell   [Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience to Safeguard Health in Low- and Middle- Income Countries]( Building long-term, systemic resilience into global health supply chains is crucial to enabling greater health system access and equity in low- and middle-income countries. Explore lessons learned from COVID-19 and potential solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience in [the new issue brief by FP Analytics](, produced with support from Chemonics.   [Sign up for World Brief - FP's flagship evening newsletter.](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( You’re receiving this email at {EMAIL} because you signed up for FP's Editors' Picks newsletter. [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Reach the [right online audience]( with us. Foreign Policy is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.