Editors' Picks: Hezbollah ain't what it used to be; and another Russian submarine may be hiding in Swedish waters

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FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Thursday, January 15

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#1
Herzl to Hebdo: Benjamin Netanyahu's effort to lure French Jews to Israel is meeting resistance from his co-religionists, and playing politics with fear: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGSA5880 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGOA0ec5>

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RED IN THE WATER: The Swedish armed forces launched a massive hunt for a Russian submarine in October 2014. Now a retired Swedish naval officer claims to have spotted another Russian sub: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGTA24b9 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGPA565b>

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NOT YOUR FATHER’S MILITIA: From corruption to discipline problems, the Syrian war is changing Hezbollah. FP contributor Susannah George reports from Beirut: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGUAa824 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGQA65a9>

#4
CIGAR DIPLOMACY: They’re not yet sharing a mojito, but the diplomatic thaw between the United States and Cuba now includes tobacco and booze: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGVA039c 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGRA8494>

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THE IDEALIST RESIGNS: Stephen Rapp, the U.S. ambassador at large for war crimes, is stepping down after struggling to get the Obama administration to live up to its own ideals. FP’s Colum Lynch reports: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLg7XMPoPwHuXYGWA8944 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c726fmy.3v78/VLeyc8PoPwHuVB5KAc362 >

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