Flash Points, presented by SOAS University of London: More of the same in Afghanistan; and meet the 700,000 squatters of Mt. Vesuvius

Trump’s “new approach” isn’t new at all, but it’s the least-worst option. If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.]( Please feel free to [forward it to a friend](. [Foreign Policy]( FLASH POINTS Highlights from [Foreign Policy]( [SUBSCRIBE TO FP]( Follow Us: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 [Back to the Future in Afghanistan]( [Back to the Future in Afghanistan]( by James Stavridis Trump’s “new approach” isn’t new at all, but it’s the least-worst option. [MORE]( [Meet the Squatters of Mt. Vesuvius]( Dispatch [Meet the Squatters of Mt. Vesuvius]( by Ladan Cher 700,000 people are living illegally on the slopes of Italy's most famous active volcano, and nobody has any idea what to do with them. [MORE]( [What the West Got Wrong in Syria]( Exclusive Excerpt [What the West Got Wrong in Syria]( by Nikolaos van Dam As President Bashar al-Assad tightens his grip over the country, it's time for those who tried to topple him to take stock of where they went wrong. [MORE]( [SOAS University of London]( [The Real Threat to America Comes From Americans]( Voice [The Real Threat to America Comes From Americans]( by Kim Ghattas Just as the the Arab world struggles to come to grips with jihadism, the United States has failed to grapple with its own demons. [MORE]( [The Man Without a State]( Report [The Man Without a State]( by Emily Tamkin How did Mikheil Saakashvili go from leader of the Rose Revolution to stateless wanderer? [MORE]( [Voices] VOICES [How Not to Handle the Opioid Crisis]( LAURIE GARRETT [The Difference Between George Washington and Robert E. Lee]( Max Boot [Things Don't End Well for Madmen]( STEPHEN M. WALT [The Problem With Making Hate Speech Illegal]( SUZANNE NOSSEL [The Game Is Over, and North Korea Has Won]( JEFFREY LEWIS [Donald Trump Is Dropping Bombs at Unprecedented Levels]( MICAH ZENKO [GALLERIES] GALLERIES [The World in Photos This Week]( by FP Staff [The World in Photos This Week]( [The World in Photos This Week]( by FP Staff [The World in Photos This Week]( [SOAS University of London]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} by fp@foreignpolicy.com. [UPDATE PROFILE]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [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