Subject: Editors' Picks: El Salvador's new president has many promises but fewer plans, and the conflict looming over global tech
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02/05/2019

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

Today, we look at how U.S. officials helped Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales push back on an anti-corruption commission, the top issues for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces’ political arm, and why Indonesia’s opposition has begun talking about the Uighurs.

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FP INVESTIGATES: In the last year, the United States has notably walked back its support for an internationally praised U.N. anti-corruption commission in Guatemala. FP’s Colum Lynch reports on why.

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TAKING UP THE CAUSE: As Indonesia’s April elections approach, the political opposition has begun to rally around the plight of the Uighur minority in China, Max Walden writes.

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LANDSLIDE: Nayib Bukele won a significant popular mandate in Sunday’s presidential elections, but he has many blanks to fill in to address corruption and gang violence, Anna-Catherine Brigida reports from San Salvador.

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DIGITAL IRON CURTAIN: As U.S.-China tensions rise over U.S. indictments against Huawei, is global tech becoming a hotspot for power struggle? Adam Segal, Cobus van Staden, Elsa B. Kania, Samm Sacks, and Elliott Zaagman weigh in.

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AGAINST THE CLOCK: Ilham Ahmed, the co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, still hopes to reach a political deal on control of northeastern Syria before the United States completely withdraws, FP’s Lara Seligman reports.

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