Editors’ Picks: What did the NATO summit change for Ukraine?

Plus: The first job for NATO’s Baltic bloc JULY 13, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speak to the media at the 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12.]( Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speak to the media at the 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. Sean Gallup/Getty Images [1]( [What Did the NATO Summit Change for Ukraine?]( NATO gave a lot to Ukraine. But not the one thing that mattered most. By Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer   [2]( [The First Job for NATO’s New Baltic Bloc]( Pipelines, ports, and cables in and around the Baltic Sea are as critical as they are vulnerable. By Sophia Besch   [3]( [Cluster Bombs Are Terrible. Ukraine Still Needs Them.]( I saw the impact of these weapons on my homeland—but Biden’s decision was right. By Oz Katerji   Expert analysis for the global reader. [Subscribe today](.   [4]( [The Perils of Hosting Prigozhin in Belarus]( Why welcoming the Wagner Group carries risks for Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rule. By Katia Glod   [5]( [The Pernicious Delusion of Colorblind Policymaking]( From the United States to France, rich democracies are ignoring racial realities—and hurting social policy. By Howard W. French     [Critical Minerals Considerations For a Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub]( Green hydrogen could be a game-changer for emissions and economic goals, if commercialized. Explore how it could help propel growth in the Pacific Northwest while driving down emissions and establishing Washington State and its neighbors as a regional energy innovation hub in the [new report by FP Analytics](, produced with support from JCDREAM.   [NATO’s Next Decade]( For forward-looking analyses of the most important topics facing NATO leaders at this week's historic summit, [subscribe](. [JOIN FP TODAY](   [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.