Editors’ Picks: Jeremy Corbyn is at the center of Labour’s defeat

[Read this email in your browser]( December 16, 2019 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 [All roads lead to Corbyn.]( Labour Party lost the recent U.K. elections in shocking fashion. As members of the party try to rationalize the disaster, all signs seem to point to party leader Jeremy Corbyn, James Bloodworth [writes](. 2 [Defense first.]( Israel, diplomats have always played second fiddle to members of the security establishment when it comes to budgets and policy influence. But under the past decade of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule, this trend has accelerated, Sam Sokol [writes](. 3 [RIP Carter Doctrine.](. President Jimmy Carter committed the United States to defending oil fields in the Middle East, shaping subsequent U.S. presidents’ strategies. Now, President Donald Trump is allowing the Carter Doctrine to crumble as Washington retreats from the world, Hal Brands, Steven A. Cook, and Kenneth M. Pollack [write](. 4 [Flawed system.]( sectarian power-sharing system was meant to protect minority groups. But with public sector jobs allocated primarily based on affiliation—rather than ability—it has created a bloated bureaucracy and negatively affected the economy, Rebecca Collard [writes](. 5 [Pompeo’s wish list.](. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is asking Congress to fund a World Fair pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo, a request lawmakers are reluctant to grant. It is the latest dispute between Congress and the State Department over how the latter spends its funding, FP’s Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer [report](. SPONSORED [Advance Your Career, Remain Employed.]( Advance Your Career, Remain Employed. Johns Hopkins SAIS degrees for experienced, working professionals include the Master of International Public Policy and Master of Arts in Global Policy (16-month, alternating weekend schedule). [Learn more]( at an upcoming information session. 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.