Editors’ Picks: Imran Khan’s dangerous game

Plus: Why Marine Le Pen always loses [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( April 20, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Editors’ Picks, [sign in]( or [subscribe today](. SPONSORED BY [COURSE CORRECTION]( 1 [Dangerous game.]( Khan’s toxic nationalist politics already polarized Pakistan. The spectacle of his removal could further endanger the country, Javid Ahmad and Douglas London [write](. 2 [Never a winner.]( of a far-right Marine Le Pen presidency in France are understandable. But there is a different way of reading her story, Emile Chabal and Michael C. Behrent [write](. 3 [Ukraine’s endgame?]( if Russia successfully carves out a land bridge in Ukraine, it will likely struggle to control it in the long run, FP’s Anchal Vohra [writes](. 4 [Turbulent waters.]( Sri Lanka’s economic crisis spirals out of control, the ruling Rajapaksa family is still unlikely to relinquish power, FP’s Sumit Ganguly and Dinsha Mistree [write](. 5 [Terror central.]( months after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan is again becoming a hub for global terrorism, FP’s Lynne O’Donnell [writes](. --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED Hear about the issues affecting refugees around the world and what local communities can do to solve them. Season 3 of Course Correction with Nelufar Hedayat in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. [Listen Here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Now Available: The China Issue.]( Read masterful analyses of the U.S.-China relationship, Beijing’s foreign policy, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and more. Plus, get a free copy of the print magazine at no additional charge when you join. [Save 20% when you subscribe today.]( 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 © 2022 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](