Editors’ Picks: Yes, Biden flopped. But let’s not overreact.

Plus: Key foreign-policy moments from the Trump-Biden debate. JUNE 29, 2024  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     Sponsored by [Can We End Epidemics?]( [U.S. President Joe Biden walks off the stage with first lady Jill Biden following a presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta on June 27.]( U.S. President Joe Biden walks off the stage with first lady Jill Biden following a presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta on June 27. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images [1]( [Yes, Biden Flopped. But Let’s Not Overreact.Â]( The United States is in a very bad place. Just not as bad as people think. By Michael Hirsh   [2]( [Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate]( The two candidates clashed over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, immigration, and America’s global image. By Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu   [3]( [Indian Temples Are Scanning Visitors’ Faces]( Data privacy advocates fear a testing ground for mass religious surveillance. By Bibek Bhandari   [4]( [The Dreyfus Affair and the Origins of the Tour de France]( The grueling cycling competition has a rich political history. By Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze   [5]( [What in the World?]( Test yourself on the week of June 22: The EU plays hardball, protests rock Kenya, and a Latin American country weathers a coup attempt. By Drew Gorman Sponsored [A New Podcast from ViiV Healthcare]( Is it possible to end HIV and global health epidemics as public health threats by 2030? Find out on Can We End Epidemics?, a podcast series by the global biopharmaceutical company ViiV Healthcare in association with its biopharma majority shareholder GSK and developed by FP Studios. [Listen now.](   [Biden-Trump Debate]( The first presidential debate of 2024 took place on 6/27. Leslie Vinjamuri, the director of the U.S. and Americas program at Chatham House, and Gideon Rachman, the chief foreign affairs commentator at the Financial Times, joined FP Live on 6/28 to discuss foreign-policy takeaways. [WATCH ON-DEMAND](   [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]( Interested in partnering with FP on events, podcasts, or research? [Explore FP Solutions](. [Foreign Policy]( is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2024 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.