Editors' Picks: Our top weekend reads

[Read this email in your browser]( September 14, 2019 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE U.S.-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL 1 [Sharing the blame.]( firing may have been a spectacle, but it is the Trump administration’s sustained attacks on the structures and procedures designed to shape U.S. national security decision-making that deserves center stage, Heather Hurlburt [writes]( 2 [Grief and grievances.]( killing of a grandfather who headed the local police in Sayedabad, a village in southern Afghanistan that has oscillated between government and Taliban control, clarifies the stakes of the end of peace talks and the renewal of violence in Afghanistan. Photos and reportage [by]( Andrew Quilty. 3 [Dollars and ballots.]( cultivating a reputation as a nation full of start-ups, Israel’s economy is faltering due to high inequality and poverty rates. Voters should demand answers from their politicians before next week’s elections, Dany Bahar and Zvi Eckstein write. 4 [Turbulent ties.]( efforts to squeeze Iran since Bolton became the U.S. national security advisor in April 2018 read like a Netanyahu wish list, and his exit has come right in the middle of Israel’s own political turmoil, Neri Zilber reports. 5 [Sticks and stones.]( the United Kingdom’s disentanglement from the European Union drags on, the parliamentary mace, rich in symbolism and complete with wear and tear dished out by politicians over the years, remains a powerful reminder of royal authority in British politics, Alex von Tunzelmann [writes](. SPONSORED [A Gateway to Business in India]( A Gateway to Business in India At the U.S.-India Business Council, we know that global business starts local. That’s why we’re set to travel to 20+ cities across the U.S. and India in 2019, connecting our members to business opportunities and highlighting emerging markets. [Learn more about how USIBC can help your business grow >>](. FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Editors' Picks newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2019 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.