Flash Points: Ten conflicts to watch in 2023

Plus, the big elections in the year ahead. [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( January 04, 2023 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Flash Points, [sign in]( or [subscribe today](. [10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023]( Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come. By Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood --------------------------------------------------------------- [Elections to Watch in 2023]( From Pakistan to Poland, here are this year’s biggest presidential and parliamentary races. By Allison Meakem --------------------------------------------------------------- [Pope Benedict Was a Powerful, Flawed Leader in Turbulent Times]( The former pontiff, known for decades as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, died at the age of 95. By David Gibson --------------------------------------------------------------- [It’s Time for South Korea to Acknowledge Its Atrocities in Vietnam]( Seoul and Hanoi can no longer ignore a fraught part of their history. By Dien Luong --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Year’s Best Profiles]( Life stories of the politicians who changed our world in 2022. By Amelia Lester Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images --------------------------------------------------------------- [
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