Subject: Editors' Picks: The ACLU wades into legislative battles over the boycott, divestment, sanctions movement, and a former U.S. ambassador to Russia on Paul Whelan's detention
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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 16:53:48 -0600 (CST)

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01/08/2019

Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up.

Today, we look at why Poland is moving toward further restrictions on abortion, why Brazil’s tenure as a leader on global progressive causes is likely to end, and a new addition to acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s staff.

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SOME PERSONAL NEWS: Senior U.S. Defense Department official Eric Chewning will be the new chief of staff to acting Defense Secretary Shanahan, FP’s Lara Seligman and Robbie Gramer report.

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ABOUT-FACE: Brazil has gained a reputation for supporting international liberalism—a reputation it stands to lose, Omar G. Encarnación writes.

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LEGAL BATTLES: The American Civil Liberties Union has joined in on legal challenges to recent U.S. state laws that require government contractors to pledge not to participate in boycotts of companies that do business in Israel or Israeli settlements, FP’s Colum Lynch reports.

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FP INTERVIEWS: The detention of U.S. citizen Paul Whelan by Russian authorities leaves only questions and no answers, says former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, in a conversation with FP’s Amy Mackinnon.

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: Poland already makes it very difficult for women to seek abortions, with stricter laws than almost every country in Europe. Now, lawmakers are moving once more toward a near-full ban, Madeline Roache writes.

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