Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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No Exit Why Greece and Europe Will Stay Attached By David Gordon and Thomas Wright There is little doubt that some eurozone leaders and finance ministers will be secretly hoping for a “no” in next weekend’s referendum. They must expect that the eurozone can simply cut Greece loose with great cost to Greece but with little or no contagion to others. The rest of Europe can then move on without the distraction of the Greek drama. Experts David Gordon and Thomas Wright explain why they are wrong.

The Death and Life of the Two-State Solution How the Palestinians May Eventually Get Their State By Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon With the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seemingly off the table for now, younger Palestinians will start pushing for their rights inside a single, binational state. And if a one-state solution is the alternative, Israelis might find they don’t mind a two-state one after all. Authors Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon explain.

The Ghost of Roe How the United States Fell Behind on Same-Sex Marriage By Omar G. Encarnación Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, is certainly destined to enter the history books as a “landmark" decision. But the occasion also offers an opportunity to reflect on why the country that birthed the gay rights movement with the Stonewall riots of 1969 fell so far behind in guaranteeing marriage equality to its homosexual population. Bard College's Omar Encarnación looks to Roe v. Wade.

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Diplomacy for the 21st Century Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State  Science and technology (S&T) play a critical role in a range of foreign policy issues, from driving economic development to responding to hostile governments and rogue organizations. Discoveries in nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and earth sciences offer great new opportunities to improve human health, provide food and clean water, and issue warnings of natural disasters.  The U.S. State Department is a critical focal point for bringing S&T to bear on such pervasive challenges as cyber crime and climate change, to name just two. But to carry out its mission effectively, the department needs to put science and technology at the top of its agenda, and to strengthen and continuously update its S&T capabilities, says this new report from the National Research Council.  Read More

India's Beef With Beef When a Cow Is Too Holy to Eat By Ira Trivedi India might have conflicted views on beef consumption, but historically, it has had no problem with beef export. In fact, India is the world’s second-largest exporter of beef, second only to Brazil. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, last year, Indian beef exports soared 31 percent to 1.5 million tons from the previous year, and were worth $4.3 billion. That is why a spate of beef bans, writes author Ira Trivedi, could spell economic trouble.

Hot Indian Summer The Real Story of Partition By Nisid Hajari Mystery and misinformation still cloud the most pivotal decision in the partitioning of the Indian subcontinent: to rush forward the date of the British withdrawal by ten months, from June 1948 to August 15, 1947. The United Kingdom’s last viceroy of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, is typically accused of accelerating the transfer of power so that the British would not be held responsible for the bloodbath that many expected to ensue once the new states of India and Pakistan were born. But that isn't the whole story. Author Nisid Hajari explains what really happened.

CFR Interactive: The Time of the Kurds Mideast upheaval and the rise of the self-declared Islamic State present both challenges and opportunities for the Kurds. CFR's InfoGuide: The Time of the Kurds explains why some Kurds may be on the verge of achieving independence.