Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

The Bundeswehr Backs Away From the Brink Germany Patches Up Its Military By Elisabeth Braw Since the end of the Cold War, NATO members’ defense expenditures, which include arms as well as personnel and facilities, have dropped dramatically. Now, Germany plans to increase its military spending, in large part to repair and maintain the Bundeswehr's deteriorating equipment.

The Battle for Okinawa The Forgotten Island Has Its Say By Mio Yamada Growing discontent in Okinawa has the potential to reverberate beyond Japan’s borders. If Washington and Tokyo wish to maintain the bases there, they must be prepared to address the historical and political issues that have led Okinawans to reject them.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution What It Means and How to Respond By Klaus Schwab We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.

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Brazil's Antipoverty Breakthrough The Surprising Success of Bolsa Família By Jonathan Tepperman Brazil’s Bolsa Familia program shows that even a relatively poor developing country with eye-popping inequality can make major progress in reducing the gap between its rich and poor—if determined leaders combine smart policy with smart politics. Here’s how they did it.

Assad Has It His Way The Peace Talks and After  By Joshua Landis and Steven Simon President Bashar al-Assad is winning in Syria. Russia has shifted the balance of power there dramatically. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the UN might insist that Assad negotiate with his opponents and ultimately cede power to them, but the Syrian president has no intention of accepting such demands.