Editors' Picks: America’s nightmare coalition

Plus: Do policy schools still have a point? SEPTEMBER 9, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     Sponsored by the [Bush School of Government and Public Service]( [From left to right: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23.]( From left to right: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23. ALET PRETORIUS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images [1]( [What Is America’s Nightmare Coalition?]( Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry on alliances and the new world order. By Ravi Agrawal   [2]( [Do Policy Schools Still Have a Point?]( Reflections of a career-long public policy professor at a time of global upheaval. By Stephen M. Walt   [3]( [Russia’s Would-Be Assassins Still Stalk Europe’s Streets]( Moscow’s regular spies have been expelled. Their kill squads are still active. By Amy Mackinnon   Expert analysis for the global reader. [Subscribe today](.   [4]( [Climate Change Could Drown China’s Food Security]( China has a fifth of the world’s population but just 9 percent of its arable land—and that bit is increasingly underwater. By Christina Lu   [5]( [What in the World?]( Test yourself on the week of Sept. 2: A new development in Guatemala’s election, China’s charm offensive, and African leaders’ call to the international community. By Drew Gorman Sponsored [Public Service is the Mission at Texas A&M University]( With a focus on a professional education, the Bush School of Government and Public Service offers affordable, highly customizable degrees that focus on International Affairs and Public Administration. Students prepare for careers in national security, foreign policy, international development, nonprofits, government service, and more, directly impacting their world. [Learn more.](   [Join FP Sept. 19-21 in New York]( Learn more about Foreign Policy's programs happening during the 78th U.N. General Assembly session, and register to join our events in person or virtually. [SEE THE AGENDA](   [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.