Subject: Editors’ Picks, Presented by Russia Direct: Why the Sony hack is not 'cybervandalism'; and where is the oil market heading next?
From: "Foreign Policy" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:38:12 -0500 (EST)

FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Monday, December 22

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#1 
GUARDIANS OF WAR: Why the United States needs a broad, new strategy to prepare for -- and defend against -- the new era in online attacks:
<a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCPAf066 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCLAe09e>

#2
CHECKIN’ IT TWICE: The State Department wants to add North Korea to its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. There’s just one problem: Pyongyang doesn’t fit the bill:<a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCQAe560 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'> Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCMAde22>

#3
CUBA’S FALSE DAWN: The rapprochement with Havana is a welcome moment, but the biggest challenges are yet to come: 
<a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCRA0d02 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>: 
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCNA5265>

#4
THE LAST DROP: Market fundamentals point to a continued slide in oil prices. But is anyone really sure of where the market's headed next?: 
<a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCSA125c target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJios8Po3VOcPFCOA68d0>

#5
THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE RUBLE'S DECLINE COULD BE EURASIAN INTEGRATION: The steep depreciation of the ruble and the drop in global oil prices have negative implications not only for Russia’s economy, but also for Russia’s ability to integrate with other nations in the Eurasian Union, especially Kazakhstan. <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJRa-8PoDAF-3E1YAb18a target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>&nbsp;Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723tpb.412s/VJRa-8PoDAF-3E1XA70ca>

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