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Who is judging Bosnian Serb leader Dodik?
BBC:
Mr Dodik, who is president of Bosnia-Herzegovina's majority-Serb area, rejects Christian Schmidt's authority.
He has repeatedly threatened to secede.
Under the US-brokered Dayton deal that ended ...
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Is the Qatari emir's position on Israel the official position of its government?
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has accused the
international community of “turning their back” on the Palestinian
people amid Israel’s bombardment of Gaza while calling for a permanent
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Does the IDF claim that the Hamas tunnel(s?) under al-Shifa were not in use for a month or so before the IDF entered them?
There's a video posted by the IDF in which they seem to say that Hamas sealed the tunnels under Al-Shifa about a month before the IDF reached them.
So, what does that mean, more exactly? That Hamas ...
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Is there a poll in Germany on perceptions whether the antisemitism label is correctly used in the German political discourse?
I stumbled upon this US poll (conducted by U. of Maryland & Ipsos in June 2023) containing some questions on the public perceptions of the correct use of the antisemitism label, but also having ...
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Trump and the Presidential Term Limit [duplicate]
Donald Trump, according to many of his supporters and part of the US American public considers himself the rightful winner of the 2020 election. Some even go as far as saying that Biden is not their (...
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Why won't Israel allow more aid into Gaza?
Israel needs to do more to allow fuel and other aid into Gaza, the
U.S. said on Tuesday as Israel's offensive against Hamas in southern
areas of the Palestinian enclave intensified.
"The level of ...
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Why doesn't the UK government end "bona vacantia"?
It has recently been reported that King Charles benefits from the estates of those who pass away without leaving a will or next of kin. Apparently this takes place via ancient feudal laws known as &...
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Is there a country that doesn't use imputation, especially for rent, when calculating GDP?
Imputations approximate the price and quantity that would be obtained
for a good or service if it was traded in the market place. The
largest imputation in the GDP accounts is that made to approximate ...
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Does a security envelope imply a permanent military occupation of Gaza? [closed]
Israel will seek a "security envelope" with special zones and
arrangements that will prevent Hamas from being positioned on its
border after the war in Gaza is over, a senior adviser to ...
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Why does Russia hate the West? [closed]
Historically Russia seems to always oppose pro-western regimes. There is this something I can not fully grasp. Given how miserable life is in Russia, how repressive their people are, it is strange ...
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What is known thus far about the IDF strategy in southern Gaza?
As a kind of follow-up to some older questions here...
Blinken said on Nov 30 that "the massive loss of civilian life and displacement of the scale that we saw in northern Gaza, not be repeated ...
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China has taken the initiative to mediate in many hot-spot events since 2021. What role does it play in the world? What is its purpose behind this? [closed]
China declares an independent foreign policy.In the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, China has always emphasized Russia’s security needs, while in the conflict between Palestine and Israel, China ...
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In Ranked-choice voting, are exhausted ballots removed from the total vote count for subsequent rounds?
Oregon will be voting on the use of Ranked-choice voting in 2024, and I am preparing a presentation for interested local community groups to demonstrate how the process will operate. However, after ...
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How common is it for US state political parties to ban association with Nazis?
Recently the Texas GOP has rejected a proposal to ban its party members from associating with Nazis.
My understanding is that this was an internal party resolution and not any type of legislation. I ...
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How does Israel define the "destruction of Hamas"?
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that Israel’s aim of
eliminating the Palestinian terror group Hamas risked unleashing a
decade of war.
Achieving the “total destruction of Hamas” would ...
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Which lies do Democrats tell? [closed]
As we all do today, I live in a partisan bubble. I can think of many objective, policy and governance-related un-truths that Republicans politicians tell: global warming a) wasn't (isn't) happening, b)...
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Was there an effort to modify the US-Korea FTA to prevent North Korean goods from entering America duty-free?
Human Rights Watch generally takes no position on free trade per se,
and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is no exception. Instead,
we believe that trade agreements can provide important ...
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Best ranking method for 1-X voters and N candidates [closed]
Situation
I must rank N options (N = 54 here, but could be lower or higher) according to X voters (X = 1 here, though I am also interested on the X = 2 case, as well as a more general case).
Goal
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Why does the US still maintain so many military facilities in Western Europe?
The US maintains a lot of military facilities in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc.
This doesn't make economic sense. The US military expenditure is on trajectory to reach a ...
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What does the CARICOM Regional Task Force on Crime and Security (CRTFCS) do?
I've seen this CRTFCS mentioned in various places, e.g.
The RSS initially started as a US instrument to combat the spread of communism in the Caribbean region. As of 2001, the RSS further cooperates ...
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How high is the support for non-two-state-solution outcomes in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
The Two-state solution is the mainstream in the governmental policies towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, see here, e.g.:
A “peaceful and just solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict can “only be ...
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Has any Western country in the (say) last 25 years threaten to retaliate militarily when a vessel not navigating under its flag was attacked?
Relating to the various attacks/seizures at sea in recent years, it seems to me Western countries draw a line between vessels formally navigating under flag of country X and those just owned by ...
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Are there more reliable sources for the death toll in the Israel–Hamas war than the Gaza Health Ministry?
On 25 October, US President Joe Biden stated he had "no confidence" in
the death totals reported by the Gaza Health Ministry.[62][63] In
response, Human Rights Watch stated that after three ...
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Does The Bahamas have any formal defense treaties?
In relation to a recent question, if somebody were to attack The Bahamas (or one of their ships etc.) can The Bahamas formally invoke any explicit defense treaty with some country with more military ...
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Why are there so few reactions to the Houthis' attacks on ships?
Recently, the Houthis attacked a British ship, and not for the first time. While they claim that the ships are somehow linked to Israel, they are also owned by non-Israelis, and the crew members are ...
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Was the Leahy act ever used against Israel? [duplicate]
The term “Leahy law” refers to two statutory provisions prohibiting
the U.S. Government from using funds for assistance to units of
foreign security forces where there is credible information
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Was there an effort to get rid or diminish the scope of the Wolf amendment?
In an internal email on Wednesday, the US space agency said it had
“certified its intent to Congress” to allow Nasa-funded researchers to
apply to the CNSA for access to the lunar samples, collected ...
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Why does the IDF spread out weapon discoveries on blankets? [closed]
Although this is a bit of a military question, it becomes political.
When the Israeli Defense Forces releases evidence of Hamas weaponry discovered in Gaza, it's often shown arranged neatly in the ...
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What was the background and impetus of the insertion of subsection 10(A1) to the Criminal Law Act 1977?
In what materials could one find insights into the concerns, motivations and rationales that were behind the genesis of section 10(A1) of the criminal law act 1977?
I have tried searching for relevant ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 10(2) of the criminal law act 1977?
Section 10(1) CLA 1977 creates an offence of obstructing a judicial enforcement officer effecting enforcement of a court order for recovery of possession of property.
But section 10(2) explicitly ...
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Which countries are on track to fulfill their Nationally Determined Contributions(NDCs)?
United Nations' definition of NDC:
Simply put, an NDC, or Nationally Determined Contribution, is a climate action plan to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts. Each Party to the Paris Agreement ...
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Is there a reason why the EU doesn't pursue a FTA with each individual ASEAN country instead of a region-region agreement?
Negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing and negotiations with Thailand
resumed recently, with the goal of further deepening bilateral trade
and investment relations with both countries. Bilateral Free ...
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Why there seem to be no strict rules related to non-profit organization "overhead" in the US?
According to Investopedia, an organization can benefit from the non-profit tax status if it satisfies several conditions:
have a purpose within a designated list
an annual exemption form must be ...
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What are the key technologies used in the Chandrayaan-3 mission? [closed]
A factual question can enhanced your's current affairs
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South Korea's birth rate is the lowest in the world - why aren't they doing anything about it? [closed]
If any other government had the lowest fertility rate in the world, they would feel really scared for the future of their nation and start working hard.
But the South Korean government has done ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968?
Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968 states:
Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.
Where any public advertisement of a reward for the return of any goods which have been stolen or lost ...
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Who made public "Jericho Wall" -- the blueprint that Hamas followed on Oct 7?
According to the NYT, a Hamas-sourced document codenamed "Jericho Wall" was somehow made public. It described in a fair bit of detail how the Hamas attack on Oct 7 eventually unfolded. (In ...
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Do a majority of Israeli Jews still think that the IDF is holding back too much in Gaza?
Time reported on Nov 10:
Poll results were also hawkish when it came to the use of force in Gaza: 57.5% of Israeli Jews said that they believed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were using too little ...
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Have Palestinian representatives ever offered any peace solutions in its negotiations with Israel?
The question is quite simple as stated - have Palestinians or their representatives ever provided/brought a peace plan to the negotiation table? If they did, what was the plan? If they didn't, why?
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Have Netanyahu's policies fueled a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment?
It has become fashionable to explain (and justify) anti-Israeli sentiment by the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been the prime minister of Israel for most of the last decade. This seems to ...
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Are there longitudinal studies on Americans views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Consistently - if memory serves me right - studies show significant generational gap (e.g., one study, another study) that the younger a US is, the higher chance they are going to be supporting ...
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Origin of John Adams quote [closed]
What is the origin of John Adams' quote:
the rights of Englishmen are derived from God, not from king or Parliament, and would be secured by the study of history, law, and tradition.
In other words, ...
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Are there any wars other than the 2023 Israel-Hamas War that are named after a country and a political party?
Background
The 2023 Israel–Hamas war is referred to in the Western media as "the Israel-Hamas war". All Western commentators I've seen, including military experts, journalists, and political ...
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Did Russia benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative?
This policy has been alleged by the U.S. Government to be a form of
"Debt-Trap Diplomacy"; however, the term itself has come under
scrutiny as analysts and researchers have pointed out that ...
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What are some roadblocks preventing a free trade agreement between the EU and the US?
Despite the US being the EU’s largest trade and investment partner,
there is no dedicated free trade agreement between the EU and the US.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) ...
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Why are there so many pro-Palestinian protestors in the United States?
Amid the recent rise in pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, most recently one interrupting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, I've begun to wonder: why has there been such a ...
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Parliamentary Democratic Debate versus Party-line/Party-whip [duplicate]
In parliaments, before voting on some bill, law, or policy, there are debates, where supporters and opposers highlight various thoughts. Then the voting is conducted.
Now, there is always the "...
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Did the Trump administration release pressers with unnamed "senior administration officials"? If so, were they as numerous as in the present one?
A quick search of the present White House briefings (i.e. in the Biden administration) finds quite a few pressers (i.e. press releases) with unnamed "senior administration officials". e.g. 1,...
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Did the deaths of Russian generals previously have any measurable impact on the war in Ukraine?
Ukrainska Pravda recently reported on the death of another Russian major general:
Russia has confirmed the death of Major General Vladimir Zavadsky in the war in Ukraine. He was blown up by a mine.
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To what extent if any did the Koch brothers facilitate an "attack on voting rights... that began after 2008"?
In CNN's November 30, 2023 Will Koch’s endorsement be enough for Nikki Haley to beat Trump?, civil rights attorney Maya Wiley responds to a question about financial support linked to the Koch brothers ...
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