Questions tagged [international]
International mostly means something involving more than a single country.
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Is Facebook's Libra a threat to the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency? [on hold]
Is Facebook's Libra a threat to the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency? I've heard that Libra would diminish the need to hold U.S. dollars and thus diminish the power of the U.S. dollar as less people ...
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Can there be a UN resolution to remove a country from the UN Security Council?
Can there be a United Nations (UN) resolution to remove a country from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?
I am wondering if we can vote a country like France or China out of the UNSC. Is ...
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Is the U.S. requiring Japan to share their semiconductor patents with the U.S. a case of trade bullying?
The South China Morning Post said:
This was followed by a second five-year semiconductor deal in 1991, in
which Japan agreed to double the US market share in Japan to 20 per
cent. In yet ...
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Are intrusions within a foreign embassy considered an act of war?
Are intrusions within a foreign embassy considered an act of war? Let's say that the U.S. breaks into the Chinese embassy in New York and decides to arrest a criminal whom the Chinese government had ...
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Are there political reasons why the Chinese government doesn't or is not allowed to buy U.S. stocks?
Are there political reasons why the Chinese government doesn't or is not allowed to buy U.S. stocks? I am asking, because I am wondering why the Chinese government always buy U.S. securities when it ...
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What countries in the world have legalized both abortion and cannabis?
As far as I am aware, Uruguay is the only country in the Americas that has legalized both abortion and cannabis:
Abortion was legalized in 2012, followed by same-sex marriage and cannabis in the ...
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How much bargaining power do countries like Greece have on their debt settlement with rich EU countries?
How much bargaining power do countries like Greece have on their debt settlement with rich EU countries? What are the things they could bargain for in their own interests and what are the things they ...
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What happens when during the negotiation of a treaty when all the members don't agree on a particular provision?
What happens when during the negotiation of a treaty when all the members don't agree on a particular provision? For example, during the Iran deal, how did members solve their disagreements? Is there ...
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Does cyber warfare have rules similar to those existing for classic warfare?
Classic warfare has some rules:
(..) UN Security Council Resolution 2286. This important document condems
attacks against medical facilities, personnel and patients in crisis
situations.(..)
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Does the post-WW2 international system imply a constant growth of the number of countries?
Since the end of the WW2 we have seen the emergence of lots of new countries, and the trend continues to exist. Separatist movements and dissolutions continue to exist and periodically increase number ...
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Is the East African Federation politically feasable? [closed]
Today I found out about a recently proposed new state called the East African Federation.
It's a country that's made up of 6 unified east African states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania ...
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Population growth must be slowed to avoid catastrophic climate change: anybody saying this? [closed]
TL;DR: Title says it all.
You do not have to be a math genius for this equation. The more people live, the more our ecosystem suffers, the faster it's resources are burnt up.
I understand from a ...
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Credible evidence for Iran arming or funding the Houthi rebels in Yemen?
Reuters carries this news item, beginning with the following paragraph:
Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shi’ite ...
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How might the USA gain land today?
What prevents the USA from gaining land from other countries? Can land be bought from another country for colonization under US protection?
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Does Turkey have an extradition treaty with Saudi Arabia?
Jamal Khashoggi's murder happened in the Saudi Arabia embassy in Turkey. President Erdogan wants the 15 men suspects to be tried in Turkey. Is that possible?
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What reasons do Brexiteers have for wanting to be part of TPP?
Many Brexiteers don't want to be part of an economic bloc run from Brussels. Instead, some want to be part of TPP, an economic bloc run from New Zealand. What reasons have those Brexiteers given for ...
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Any backlash against Ukrainians working in Poland? What's the Polish public opinion on Ukrainian guest workers?
According to Eurostat, in 2016 the vast majority of new work permits for non-EU citizens were issued by Poland for Ukrainians, nearly half a million such permits.
Bloomberg has a background article ...
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Are there statistics on the origin and length of stay of non-EU foreign workers in the EU?
According to Wikipedia
In 2016, around 7.14% (15.885.300 people) of total EU employment were not citizens, 3.61% (8.143.800) were from another EU Member State, 3.53% (7.741.500) were from a non-EU ...
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Why do countries almost always oppose IMF's proposed reforms?
Dhaka to oppose reforms to IMF debt limits policy
Mugabe dumps IMF reforms, vows to keep price control
Greece opposed to IMF demands on labor reforms
Between a rock and a hard place: Tunisia and the ...
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Which OECD rule(s) do citizenship-based taxations contradict?
I read on 20minutes.fr (mirror) that some French politicians are trying to pass a law exempting dual US+French citizens living in France from US taxes:
« Le problème principal, c’est que la ...
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By whom and how was Eritrea sanctioned for having a citizenship-based taxation?
I read on 20minutes.fr (mirror) that some French politicians are trying to pass a law exempting dual US+French citizens living in France from US taxes:
« Le problème principal, c’est que la ...
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Why would some jurisdictions allow international visitors to apply for tax refunds?
I was browsing the Wikitravel article on Las Vegas and read this:
Like most U.S. states, Nevada has not implemented a tax refund mechanism for international travelers.
This got me wondering, and I ...
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How much aluminum and steel (in USD) does the US import from the EU?
The
EU tariffs that are a response to US tariffs on aluminum and steel come into effect today, they are said to be worth 3.2 billion dollars source
How much steel and aluminum does the US import ...
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Is there continued movement towards unification of electric power wall socket/plug standards?
As we all know, when traveling abroad we usually have to use electric power socket adapters, since there are several form factors in use in the world, and most are incompatible with each other (i.e. ...
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Making learning from success and failures in other countries a goal for politics?
With more than 70 years of post-war experience in a wide variety of modern democracies, a lot of things have been tried out in a lot of countries in nearly every domain of public interest, like public ...
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Does any country apply corporate tax based on where money is earned, rather than where the corporation is based?
To reduce corporate tax avoidance, Gabriel Zucman has proposed to tax corporate earnings where they are earned, rather than where the corporation is based:
Say Google’s parent company Alphabet ...
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Why is US government taking any steps to punish the Russian officials involved in the death of Sergei Magnitsky?
I came across the Magnitsky act, according to which:
The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is ...
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Whose permission is required to operate commercial operations in international waters? [duplicate]
So do I have to take any permission from any international body if I start any commercial operation in the International waters such as drilling for oil or basically I have to just start an ...
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How is the dispute of EEZ of nations resolved?
An exclusive economic area/zone covers an area which is around 200 kilometers from country's shoreline but how is the EEZ of a nation resolved when EEZ of two nations are overlapping? For example, if ...
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How does a nation declare a no-fly zone?
Let's assume that China declares a no-fly zone over some foreign territory. So no other nation would be allowed to flow over the territory, because implementation of no-fly zone can only be enforced ...
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How far into space does sovereign territory extend?
Space is considered to be a common heritage and is not owned or controlled by any government , but how far above sea level is considered to be sovereign territory? Is there any such specification such ...
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Do sanctions have any expiry dates?
For example if US places sanctions on Russia or any other nation then does it has any kind of expiry date after which the sanctions will collapse ? Is there any government organization which reviews ...
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Will a “debt trap” be an effective measure to increase the geopolitical influence of a nation?
According to this article published in Economic Times, China is trying to deploy "debt trap" as a measure to increase its geopolitical influence over nations surrounding India using the Belt and Road ...
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Why do nations & international bodies not intervene using military force to stop genocides in nations where they don't have a geopolitical interest?
I can find several examples where no nation or international body made an intervention to stop ethnic cleansing or genocide , because of lack of geopolitical and resource based interest , such as -
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Can a nation just deny refugees to enter into their nation? [duplicate]
Is there any international mandate by UN which forces nations to accept refugees (For e.g. EU fines countries for not accepting refugees) and if not , can nations simply deny all refugees entering?
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What will happen if U.S. stops funding U.N.? [closed]
Donald Trump - "When all of our taxpayers are paying roughly 22 percent of the budget, I think they do expect to see a more efficient and an organization that's more objective and more in keeping ...
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Why do developing nations keep far more bigger forex reserves than developed nations?
I came across this list of countries with their forex reserves and what's interesting is that the developing nations (also some of fastest growing economies) like India, China, Brazil, Thailand are ...
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Why China didn't annex Sikkim to incorporate it as a Chinese state?
It seems really odd that China annexed Tibet but left Sikkim. Sikkim is present on the Chinese borders and was an independent nation until 1975 when it joined India as one of its states.
What might ...
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How large would be the impact of economic sanctions made by China and India on other nations?
Economic sanctions are primarily made to stop a certain nation's economic activity in face of an adverse action caused by a nation. And nations primarily using this process are western nations with ...
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Resolving military conflicts between NATO member states
The question of a military conflict between NATO member states would have been an entirely hypothetical question a decade ago , but looking at certain NATO member states (e.g. Turkey) increasing ...
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On what grounds can NATO remove a member state from the organisation?
Is there any mechanism through which all the NATO member states can unanimously agree to remove a member state and if yes , then what are the criterias through which a member state could be removed ?
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By what mechanisms can International border disputes be resolved?
For example China claims a large chunk of Indian Himalayan state as part of "southern Tibet," which is known as Arunachal Pradesh in India, which administers it, but China claims to not recognize ...
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How can U.N. or other international bodies stop a naval/land based blockade which might cause humanitarian crisis?
If you look at map of Yemen then you can easily find out that it's surrounded by Oman and Saudi Arabia. As Saudi Arabia led coalition is causing a naval and land based blockade to Yemen - which has to ...
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Does the US give full, unfettered access to the NCIC database to anyone other than Canada?
I know that the US shares full, real time access to the US NCIC database with Canada, but does it give this type of access to any other countries?
Many people seem to think that any immigration ...
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Have tariffs/protectionism ever worked?
Has there been a case where an increase in import taxes was linked to an improved economic status in a country? Ie - resulted in net jobs saved, increased GDP etc. It doesn't need to necessarily be ...
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Can a living being claim themselves as a sovereign nation? [duplicate]
This question is inspired by this question on Worldbuilding.SE. Please take it with the imaginative grain of salt that is WB.SE. To summarize, the question introduces landmass sized sentient nonhuman ...
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Political parties active in multiple countries
The political party Sinn Féin is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Of course, the desire of Sinn Féin is for a United Ireland, in which Northern Ireland becomes part of the ...
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International opinion on the fall of the USSR
I am familiar with the American narrative that president Reagan (or perhaps the Hoff) was personally responsible for the collapse of the USSR. However, I am less familiar with international opinions ...
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How do the parties choose the location for international treaty?
How do the parties choose the exact place for carrying out the specific treaty, protocol, or agreement signing act? Can the place of treaty be considered a sign of something? What is the point of ...
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What was the political motive behind United States Osama Bin Laden's killing? Why not capture him?
On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning (approximately mid-afternoon on May 1 in the United States) raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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