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What does sending weapons mean in terms of money changing hands between countries?
For months I'm hearing from multinational sources of sending weapons to Ukraine. They are all vague or deceptive on what the term "sending" means.
Does it mean selling weapons for high profit?
Does it mean selling weapons with no profit in mind or…
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What are the benefits for strong economies like Germany and France for being members of the European Union?
Recently I was reading things on the European debt crisis. It seems to me that when there is a financial crisis, strong economies in EU, like Germany and France, are supposed to help the countries in trouble, like Greece, out of the crisis, with…
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Has Russia explained why Ukraine can trust them, given the Budapest memorandum?
It doesn't seem in dispute that Russia has breached the Budapest Memorandum, which among others said that Russia will "Respect Belarusian, Kazakh and Ukrainian independence and sovereignty in the existing borders". If the memorandum was not breached…
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Why does the U.S. send foreign aid to Palestine at all?
A question on this site stated that the average amount of money being sent to Palestine by the USA is around $500M/year in aid. My question is why is the USA sending Palestine any foreign aid money at all? Considering that the US is allied with…
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Has the American left abandoned the anti-war movement?
I know this is highly subjective, but it seems to me that since roughly the 2008 presidential election, the American left has been placing less and less emphasis on issues relating to war and peace. During the Bush administration, the American left…
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Is there anything like Schengen area anywhere else in the world?
Is there anywhere else in the world where people can (legally) cross an international border without any immigration check, like in the Schengen area? (Assuming pre-Covid-19 pandemic situation)
If not, is there any serious project to have an…
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Why does the EU keep Turkey out?
Turkey has applied for membership in the EU several times, but unlike Greece, it has never been admitted. What are the reasons that the EU has given for denying membership to this large and influential country?
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Ballot Secrecy - is it a Voter's Privilege or a Voter's Obligation?
Specifically with regard to the secrecy of a voter's own ballot, is that a voter's privilege or does a voter have an obligation to keep his ballot secret?
The various states have provided mechanisms for a voter to maintain the secrecy of their…
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Did two dissenting Supreme Court justices agree that Trump was "absolutely immune" to the Manhattan DA's subpoena?
In the CNN News clip Analyst: Trump doesn't have legal power to do what he's threatening former federal and state prosecutor and current CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said:
Last month by a 7 to 2 vote the Supreme Court rejected the claim that he was…
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Can the so-called "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle be treated as an insurrection against the Federal Government?
According to latest news from Seattle, protesters now are controlling some parts of the city, preventing police from entering.
Can it be treated as insurrection against Federal Government, according to Insurrection act?
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What retaliatory actions could Trump take against Twitter?
Today, for the first time, Twitter attached a warning label in a tweet from president Trump. As a reaction, he tweeted:
....Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!
In the unlikely scenario that…
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What is the rationale behind delaying the imposition of more radical Covid-19 countermeasures?
On March 3rd, the UK government released a publication detailing its Coronavirus action plan, which contains the four-stage plan that will be implemented throughout the country, in all four devolved nations, as the impact of the disease continues to…
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Why does Rome municipality seem to have a hard time maintaining the city?
I have recently visited Rome for about a week and the city looks as if the municipality has serious issues maintaining the city. Many monuments are well maintained, the public transportation is quite reliable, but everything else seem to be rather…
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Why are so many cities in the list of 50 most violent cities in the world located in South and Central America?
According to the Mexico's Citizens' Council for Public Security's annual ranking, about 80% of the most dangerous cities are in the American continent.
Is there a political explanation to this? Are the people there more aggressive? Drugs are a…
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What is the purpose of polls published by the organization that they are asking about which have leading/confusing questions?
My understanding of polling is that it is done to gauge public perception and opinion of political actors and policies in order to further shape a candidate's actions. In order to do that, one would expect a moderately rigorous polling apparatus. I…
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