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Awarded 161 times.
Can the Tyranny of the Majority rule be applied to the UN's General Assembly?
Awarded Aug 19 at 6:55
Are there countries where only voters affected by a given policy get to vote on it?
Awarded Jul 11 at 3:55
Did any other European leader praise China for its peace initiatives since the outbreak of the Ukraine war?
Awarded Jul 11 at 0:25
Has there been any country that successfully reversed a demographic decline in recent history?
Awarded Jun 6 at 12:52
What is the specific term for countries without direct access to the high seas?
Awarded May 20 at 15:46
Is there still more room for more sanctions from the West against Russia?
Awarded May 7 at 2:35
Have the US and Russia (or USSR before it) co-vetoed a UN resolution before today?
Awarded Apr 29 at 15:10
Why is the help provided for Ukraine by the USA government perceived as excessive?
Awarded Mar 14 at 22:41
What are the benefits for the Canadian government to cede natural resources to the people of Nunavut?
Awarded Feb 24 at 1:25
Why is it a violation of ECHR to have someone shackled in court?
Awarded Feb 2 at 2:17
Why did the U.S. veto the UN ceasefire resolution?
Awarded Dec 12, 2023 at 5:19
Why does the Voice of America refer to "militants" and not "terrorists" when talking about armed Palestinian groups, apparently with no backlash?
Awarded Nov 28, 2023 at 22:49
Why are there no bomb-shelters in civilian homes in Gaza?
Awarded Nov 16, 2023 at 11:17
Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
Awarded Nov 14, 2023 at 20:20
What exactly are the "fake elector" allegations that are being made in the US media re. the 2020 POTUS elections?
Awarded Sep 12, 2023 at 23:36
What is the argument for preventing tyranny that avoids gun violence?
Awarded Sep 8, 2023 at 15:18
What exactly are the negative consequences of the Israeli Supreme Court reform, as per the protestors?
Awarded Aug 24, 2023 at 1:16
When did the war between Russia and Ukraine start, and why?
Awarded Aug 11, 2023 at 17:41
Why does the USA have such a large military?
Awarded Jul 21, 2023 at 14:41
Why is the perceived safety of some countries and the actual safety not strongly correlated? For instance, why do Croatians feel so safe?
Awarded Jul 8, 2023 at 3:30
Has Russia explained why Ukraine can trust them, given the Budapest memorandum?
Awarded May 30, 2023 at 8:46
What is the theory behind using the 14th Amendment to ignore the debt ceiling?
Awarded May 11, 2023 at 14:27
Why was Warnock's election called while Ossoff's wasn't? Aren't they both on the same ballot?
Awarded Apr 4, 2023 at 18:57
How exactly could a TikTok ban be enforced?
Awarded Apr 1, 2023 at 16:01
Why is the ICC focusing on the transfer of war orphans to Russia rather than Russia's much more obvious crimes in Ukraine?
Awarded Mar 21, 2023 at 14:58
Was the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia an "invasion" or not?
Awarded Mar 7, 2023 at 16:51
Why do some European governments still consider price capping despite the fact that price caps lead to shortages?
Awarded Jan 5, 2023 at 18:26
What if votes were open declarations?
Awarded Jan 3, 2023 at 16:50
What would happen if an American state didn’t follow a ruling by the Supreme Court?
Awarded Jan 3, 2023 at 16:50
Are there examples of grassroots-level corruption in the history of socialism/communism?
Awarded Dec 4, 2022 at 4:37
Why would interracial marriages need legal protection in USA in 2022?
Awarded Dec 1, 2022 at 22:49
Is the UK not member of Schengen, Customs Union, Economic Area, Free Trade Association among others anymore now after Brexit?
Awarded Nov 28, 2022 at 13:47
What exactly does Putin mean by 'genocide' in Ukraine?
Awarded Nov 23, 2022 at 14:07
Why does the "Tanks for Ukraine" discussion focus on the Leopard 2?
Awarded Oct 7, 2022 at 4:50
Are there countries that ban public sector unions, but allow private sector ones?
Awarded Sep 18, 2022 at 21:32
What does India gain nowadays by continuing to give asylum to the Dalai Lama?
Awarded Sep 14, 2022 at 13:12
Was there risk that Speaker Pelosi's aircraft could have been shot down by the People's Liberation Army?
Awarded Aug 7, 2022 at 6:46
Has China shown any inclination towards a unified Korea?
Awarded Jul 29, 2022 at 13:35
Why does Russia not declare war on Ukraine in order to incorporate their conscripts into the war?
Awarded Jul 16, 2022 at 21:36
What did Putin do to ensure that he doesn't get overthrown by a military coup or to reduce the likelihood of it?
Awarded Jul 2, 2022 at 2:46
Can a US state opt to become a territory without leaving the nation as a whole?
Awarded Jul 1, 2022 at 12:10
Why don't politicians appoint young and healthy ideological fresh graduates as Supreme Court justices?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 17:43
Why doesn't Ukraine just buy the heavy/advanced weaponry that it needs
Awarded Jun 16, 2022 at 21:26
Why are arrest records public in the United States?
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 16:32
Does the German President Steinmeier's apology for WWII reflect the prevailing views of the people of Germany?
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 9:06
Why is "Whataboutism" often criticized?
Awarded Apr 17, 2022 at 21:42
What is Russia getting in exchange for their gas and oil now that they've been cut off from the Western financial system?
Awarded Mar 17, 2022 at 19:21
Is there anything like Schengen area anywhere else in the world?
Awarded Mar 10, 2022 at 21:48
Who decided that Ukraine can't at the same time be in the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement and in the Eurasian Customs Union?
Awarded Mar 9, 2022 at 12:40
What would Ukraine gain by joining the European Union rapidly?
Awarded Mar 1, 2022 at 8:40
Why is it not an invasion if Russia sends troops into Ukraine?
Awarded Feb 22, 2022 at 21:33
What's the basis for preparations to imminent Russian invasion into Ukraine?
Awarded Feb 15, 2022 at 11:17
Why doesn't Russia join NATO and what would happen if it tried?
Awarded Jan 27, 2022 at 1:01
Why don't climate change agreements self-terminate if participants fail to meet their commitments?
Awarded Nov 25, 2021 at 22:45
In Brexit, what does "not compromise sovereignty" mean?
Awarded Nov 25, 2021 at 18:31
In general, is the ineffectivness to provide basic standards of living of authoritarian states more attributable to malice or incompetence?
Awarded Oct 19, 2021 at 5:27
Why do constitutions not incorporate a clause on population control?
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 1:40
Are there any reliable indications on popular sentiment in Afghanistan for/against the Taliban?
Awarded Aug 24, 2021 at 18:05
Why does the amount of stimulus checks depend on each person's income, not assets?
Awarded Aug 23, 2021 at 17:42
Why did the USA stay in Afghanistan for 20 years?
Awarded Aug 19, 2021 at 17:48
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