Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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Restoring America’s Strength My Vision for U.S. Foreign Policy By Marco Rubio The senator from Florida and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination writes that his foreign policy "would restore the post-1945 bipartisan presidential tradition of a strong and engaged America while adjusting it to meet the new realities of a globalized world."

Time for a New Strategy in Russia The Current Sanctions Regime Has Failed—Here's What to Do Next By Mark Galeotti Whether or not the West’s sanctions against Russia have been a success depends to a considerable degree on what one thinks the sanctions were meant to achieve and how quickly. More than a year on, Crimea remains occupied, Russia continues to interfere in Ukraine, and the longer-term goal of forcing the Kremlin to accept and abide by the accepted norms of international behavior remains out of reach.

Advice From Antiquity Economic Lessons From Ancient Greece By Josiah Ober Greece’s fiscal and economic crisis has sharpened debates among economists, political scientists, and policymakers about political institutions and economic growth. Do good institutions—democracy and the rule of law—promote growth? Or are good institutions only made possible by the prior development of a thriving economy? As it turns out, ancient Greece offers some answers.

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A Defining Moment for the Alliance? Amid defense spending cuts and concerns regarding NATO member countries’ commitment to Article 5, Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Alumni, Dr. Michael Williams and Julianne Smith, reflect on the current state of transatlantic security cooperation and more broadly on the EU-US partnership in a multipolar world.  Read more

The Taliban in Pieces The Internal Struggle Behind the Announcement of Mullah Omar's Death By Antonio Giustozzi and Silab Mangal It would have made sense to keep quiet about Mullah Omar's death until a much later stage in the Afghan-Taliban peace talks. The disruption that the news will likely cause could now derail the whole process.

Time to Negotiate in Afghanistan How to Talk to the Taliban By James Dobbins and Carter Malkasian After many starts and stops, now is the time to try to negotiate a peace settlement in Afghanistan. The United States should help Afghan forces hold the line on the battlefield, remain dedicated to Afghanistan's security into 2017 and beyond, and make some concessions to keep the Taliban talking.