Editors' Picks: Erdogan's Gulenist turncoat; and Washington's Cuba fantasy

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FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Friday, December 19

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#1
THE CUBA FALLACY: Believing that friendly U.S.-Cuba relations can remake the regime in Havana is the worst kind of American exceptionalist fantasy, writes FP’s Gordon Adams: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18aA8b8a 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18VAff3c>

#2
THE SONY AND THE FURY: After the FBI formally accused North Korea of carrying out a devastating cyberattack against Sony, Obama bashed the company for pulling its satirical movie: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18bAa86c 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18WA3b96>

#3
Kenya's HOLLOW FRONT: Instead of combating the rise in violence from al-Shabab, politicians in Nairobi are just talking loudly and saying nothing: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18cA3ddd 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18XA133a>

#4
THE DEFECTOR: Turkey’s prime minister is hunting down his Gulenist opponents in the media. One high-profile turncoat may be his secret weapon: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18dAc528 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18YA6d6d>

#5
GEARING UP FOR GITMO: Havana will be pushing hard to shut the naval station at Guantanamo Bay -- but Washington shouldn’t give in, writes FP’s James Stavridis: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18eAa30c 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c723im5.41kk/VJSlIcPocp9-P18ZAd1df>

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