Foreign Policy's Editor's Picks 3-7NOV14

THIS weeks Editor's Picks from +Foreign Policy magazine

Today, we look at growing anarchy in Iraq, the Pentagon's reassessment to leave Afghanistan after 2016, and go deep inside the Ebola epidemic in Liberia.

1         GANGS OF IRAQ: Marauding pro-government militias are using the fight against the Islamic State as a pretext to destroy Sunni Arab communities across Iraq: Read more

2         EXCLUSIVE: 2016 might not be the end. The Pentagon’s man in Kabul is reassessing whether Afghan troops will be ready when the last American forces depart. FP’s Gopal Ratnam reports: Read more

3         INTO THE HOT ZONE: From New York to Brussels to Dakar to Monrovia: FP’s Laurie Garrett makes the trip to see Ebola-ravished Liberia, up close and personal: Read more

4         BARGAINING WITH BASHAR: The State Department has eliminated funding for an NGO dedicated to documenting Assad’s atrocities. Is the administration relaxing criticism of Syria’s dictator to keep him in the fight against the Islamic State?: Read more

5   Sponsored Content     HOTBED IN THE ARCTIC: The melting ice cap is opening shipping lanes and creating potential for conflict among nations jockeying for the region’s natural resources. Experts weigh in.

Check in later when FP contributor Konstantin Kakaes writes on why America needs to embrace a culture of risk in order to build the next-generation space program, and other news and views from around the globe.

Today, we look at the foreign policy implications of today's midterms, religion's role in Liberia's Ebola outbreak, and how Beijing views U.S. elections.

1         GOP SHOCKWAVE: Today’s midterms could see Republicans take control of the Senate. But would that kickstart the global economy? The latest from FP’s Daniel Altman: Read more

2         THE PULPIT AND THE PLAGUE: Some Liberian clerics say Ebola is a punishment from God. But others are preaching peace, calm, and a chlorine rinse. FP’s Laurie Garrett reports from Monrovia: Read more

3         THE VIEW FROM BEIJING: China's ambassador to the United States shares his thoughts with FP on the problems with American elections, Obama's trip to Beijing, and fighting the Islamic State: Read more

4         THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: If Washington wants to stop youth radicalization, the United States needs to offer something better than extremist groups. Right now, it doesn't: Read more

5   Sponsored Content     Business in the Global Context: Navigating the complex landscape of business today requires attention not only to business, but to the many forces that impact it, from economics to policy to law.

Check in later for FP's coverage of the eight midterms races where the outcome could have massive impacts on national security, and other developing stories from around the world.

Today, we look at Obama's dwindling legacy in the wake of a midterm drubbing, why it's difficult to have a strategy to fight the Islamic State, and remember the fall of the Berlin Wall.

1         TRICKY BARRY: After the GOP’s big win yesterday, Obama could end his term as the most isolated president since Nixon. The latest from FP’s David Rothkopf: Read more

2         A COLD WAR MEMOIR: It's hard to remember just how impassable the Berlin Wall was -- until one day it wasn't. FP’s Christian Caryl remembers watching the wall come down: Read more

3         A HYDRA IN SYRIA: The U.S. military takes out terrorist leaders around the world, but it's been unable to cut the head off of the Islamic State. FP's Kate Brannen reports: Read more

4         THE FIERY FALL: FP’s Leela Jacinto profiles Burkina Faso’s now deposed leader, Blaise Compaoré, who was finally dislodged by the uprisings he spent decades avoiding: Read more

5   Sponsored Content     Fighting poverty with light: Armed with seed funding, two graduate students pilot a business initiative to bring solar lights to rural Africa using existing bus lines and mobile phone kiosks.

Check in later when FP's Colum Lynch reports on how the Islamic State is fueling global jihad, and other developing stories from around the globe.

Today, we look at America's delusions of grandeur, Putin's Hungary power play, and Georgia's political game of thrones.

1         IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S THEM: Obama’s foreign policy didn’t lose Democrats the midterms. There’s no reason to change course now, writes FP contributor Michael A. Cohen: Read more

2         ENERGY EMBRACE: Hungary is helping Putin keep his chokehold on Europe's energy by green-lighting a $70 billion pipeline into the heart of the EU. FP's Keith Johnson reports: Read more

3         TROUBLE IN TBILISI: Georgia’s government is falling apart and its most beloved, pro-Western politician is going with it: Read more

4         indispensable, in name only: The world doesn’t need the United States nearly as much as Washington likes to think it does, writes FP’s Micah Zenko: Read more

5   Sponsored Content     Test Your Contextual Intelligence: Is clean water the new oil? Does microfinance cause political upheaval? Is the Eurozone tomorrow’s emerging market? What are the global questions that affect businesses today?

Check in later when FP contributor Susannah George reports on the 10,000 ruthless Shiite fighters who are Baghdad’s best hope for escaping the Islamic State, and other news and views from around the globe.

Today, we look at real reason the Berlin Wall fell, the Pentagon's latest troop deployment in Iraq, and China's market appeal in Asia.

1         WHY THE WALL FELL: The United States has misinterpreted the end of Communism for a quarter of a century. Now it's time to set the record straight: Read more

2         NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND?: President Obama authorized the Pentagon to double the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, bringing the total to a little more than 3,000. FP’s Kate Brannen reports: Read more

3         NOT SO GREAT EXPECTATIONS: From India to Brazil to Indonesia, reform in emerging markets is going to be a lot harder than investors want to believe, writes FP contributor Nicholas Spiro: Read more

4         XI’S ALL THAT: The United States is a welcome counterbalance to China for many Asian countries. But when it comes to economics in the region -- Beijing still brings home the bacon: Read more

5   Sponsored Content     The Future of Money?: Bitcoin isn't your grandfather's currency, but some variant of it might be yours in the future.

Check in later when FP contributor Trita Parsi writes on the pragmatic politics of Obama's letter to Khamenei, and other news and views from around the world.