Subject: Editors' Picks: The U.S. begins work on new missiles, and Iran's growing presence in outer space
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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:10:42 -0500 (CDT)

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EDITORS' PICKS

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03/14/2019

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

Today, we look at why infrastructure projects may exacerbate tensions in China between Beijing and local governments, why true reform in Algeria is still likely a long ways off, and how the United States has attempted to block language on women’s health, cultural issues, and climate change at the United Nations.

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FP EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. delegation to a major U.N. conference on women this month plans to advocate for a rollback of support for a landmark 1995 agreement on advancing women’s rights, FP’s Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer report.

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ALL THAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s promises of reform were brought on by mass civilian protests, but a democratic transition is not necessarily on its way, FP’s Steven A. Cook writes.

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STARTING OVER: The Pentagon will begin work on new, previously banned missiles, ahead of a planned formal exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in August, FP’s Lara Seligman reports.

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TO INFINITY AND HARD POWER: Iran’s space program has the potential to significantly boost the country’s defensive capacities, Kevjn Lim and Gil Baram write.

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BILLION-DOLLAR BEIJING: Beijing’s new infrastructure investments, to the tune of $160 billion, may be more than cash-strapped local governments can handle, Edoardo Campanella writes.

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