Questions tagged [international]
International mostly means something involving more than a single country.
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Why don't most European countries apply to regional trade pacts outside of Europe like the RCEP and the CPTPP?
Why do most European countries not apply to regional trade pacts outside of Europe like the RCEP and the CPTPP?
United Kingdom: The British Foreign Affairs Committee urged the UK
Government to assess ...
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Is the United States the first country to restrict the purchase of home and land of individuals from a certain country country-wide or not? [closed]
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-gov-ron-desantis-introduces-183632318.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8
About the portal: The portal, which comes as part ...
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Do most countries adopt a "know-your-customers" approach to prevent chemicals from being used by potential drug-traffickers?
Certain precursors used in the production of fentanyl are
internationally classified as unscheduled chemicals and legal to
produce in China and export. Beijing argues that it cannot restrict
the ...
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Why was the Biden administration reluctant to offer lowering tariffs on goods from member countries when drafting IPEF?
Analysts have compared it to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
which the United States withdrew from in 2017.[3] However, the
initiative is intended to be a precursor for later negotiations, as it
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Did the U.S. sign any deal to put guardrails around the use and development of AI for military use according to what's available in the public domain?
When US president Joe Biden meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi
Jinping in the San Francisco Bay Area this week, the pair will have a
long list of matters to discuss, including the Israel-Hamas war ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West? [closed]
Claiming to be neutral and even-handed, President Xi Jinping supports
a ceasefire. Yet he refuses to condemn Hamas for its 7 October
atrocities and criticises Israel. He knows a ceasefire would ...
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How many construction projects under PA/international supervision has Israel effectively/implicitly approved in Gaza since 2010?
In 2010 news was that Israel was going to allow imports of building materials for international construction projects in Gaza.
The construction materials allowed in under international supervision ...
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Did any ICC member state country ever refuse to arrest members indicted by the ICC?
This has huge implications, because if IDF and government officials
are indicted, over 125 ICC member state countries, including most of
the EU, could be put in the difficult position of being ...
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Aside China, is there another country whose constitution forbids foreign meddling?
China consistently opposes imperialism, hegemonism and colonialism,
works to strengthen its solidarity with the people of all other
countries, supports oppressed peoples and other developing countries
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What are the diplomatic challenges and advantages associated with a state receiving de jure recognition compared to de facto recognition?
Voted against UN Partition Plan and voted against admission of Israel
to membership of UN. Iranian government refrained from recognizing
Israel de jure despite de facto recognition.[106] Relations ...
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Is there a precedent for a country sending a spy vehicle without doing any actual spying?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G1kFbUmUy0
The video describes the U.S. detecting an alleged spy balloon and a U.S. general claiming that the balloon was a spy balloon, but that it did not send any ...
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Is there any accountability for the money the US provides for the war in Ukraine?
While Zelensky is in the US asking for more funds to support the war in Ukraine I read on the media that there was some debate whether it is worth or not to keep funding them. I got the feeling that ...
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How does expanding the BRICS group of emerging markets increase China's political clout?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-28/india-brazil-push-back-against-china-over-brics-expansion#xj4y7vzkg
India and Brazil are pushing back against a Chinese bid to rapidly expand the ...
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What country has the most favorable status of forces agreement with the United States? [closed]
In many host nations, especially those with a large foreign military
presence such as South Korea and Japan, the SOFA can become a major
political issue following crimes allegedly committed by
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Is there a legally binding agreement between a country and the United States that prevents it from letting China build a military base within it?
In terms of Saudi-Chinese relations, Washington has three main
demands, according to the Wall Street Journal:
“assurances that Riyadh will use U.S. dollars, not Chinese currency,
to price oil sales”,
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What are some rich, non-European/American countries' policies on refugee admissions?
With the Ukraine war and the arrival of many Ukrainian refugees into European countries, as well as Canada/USA, there has been talk of double standards when it comes to refugee admissions.
Russia-...
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Do countries other than China protect genetic data from access by other countries?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/11/china/china-human-genetic-resources-regulations-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
With DNA increasingly seen as a valuable natural resource like oil or
land, China is keen to ...
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Why are most developing countries not using China's mercantilistic and state-led economic policies with heavily subsidized state companies?
The commitments and concessions that China made were deeper than those
made by almost all other WTO members. Countries that joined the WTO
after 1995, including China, acceded through the process ...
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Can a supreme court oust an elected head-of-government due to a conflict of interest?
In Israel, the supreme court is going to discuss an appeal to oust the prime minister, due to claims that he has a conflict of interest: he is involved in legislation regarding the justice system ...
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Is there a stronger measure that Japan can take to obtain legality or justification for releasing treated radioactive water?
Japan will soon begin releasing treated radioactive water into the
ocean following approval from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for
a controversial plan that comes 12 years after the Fukushima ...
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Is there a legal way for a country to gain territory from another through a referendum?
I was wondering if there's a historical precedent for this. Russia gained territory, but it did so after invading it and using the referendum as a way to convince it was justified. Puerto Rico was a ...
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What would be the negative consequences for China for a rare earth metal ban?
https://unherd.com/thepost/what-chinas-rare-earth-metal-ban-means-for-the-west/
China is threatening an export ban on rare earth metals in response to
Washington’s recent decision to impose ...
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What are the benefits of not using private military companies (PMCs) as China did?
While China explicitly forbids PMCs, China legalized PSCs in September
2009. Since then, Chinese PSCs have rapidly proliferated, increasingly obscuring the line between security and military services.
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Is a naval blockade considered a de jure, or a de facto declaration of war?
Let's say that China, or any other country for that matter, is subjected to a naval blockade by the United States, and as a result, China declares war against the United States. Will the diplomatic ...
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Why is the use of enemy flags, insignia, uniforms and emblems forbidden in international humanitarian law?
The rules of war, at least the ones I know about, are all based on humanitarian principles. Except for the one that forbids the use of enemy flags, insignia, uniforms and emblems. Why was that rule ...
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Why did the leftists usually win in the media front and education system?
I recently read that less than 3% of Ivy League professors (from Harvard and Yale) are conservative; the vast majority are liberal or very liberal. Also, most influential media are left-leaning. There ...
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Why did Russia started war with Ukraine? [closed]
As you know when Russia declared war on Ukraine many countries had declared embargo on Russia.
And Russia didnt want to annex Ukraine completly or even making Ukraine Puppet.
So why is Russia declared ...
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What's the purpose of the Global Civilization Initiative?
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee and Chinese president, proposed the Global
Civilization Initiative when he delivered a keynote speech at the
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What does China have to gain from renewed ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/us/politics/saudi-arabia-iran-china-biden.html
China has been seeking military bases of its own in the region as it pursues energy resources and influence beyond ...
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What would be the advantage of launching an UN-led inquiry over the Nord Stream sabotage?
Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Moscow was presenting a request for an independent investigation in light of doubts about the integrity and transparency of Denmark, Germany and Sweden in ...
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What are the pros and cons that a new common currency for Latin America bring to the region?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/what-do-talks-about-a-south-american-common-currency-say-about-globalization/
Argentina and Brazil recently announced preliminary plans to form a
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Why is Germany increasing its reliance on Huawei despite the security risks?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/germany-ups-reliance-huawei-5g-despite-security-fears-survey-2022-12-16/
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Germany has become even more dependent on
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How is China trying to address the huge trade surpluses it has with Africa?
How is China trying to address the huge trade surpluses it has with Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLxnIqi4Uc
I was watching this video and the African woman claims China is listening more ...
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Does Russia benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative? [duplicate]
I was looking at this map and it seems that Russia is not confirmed to be a member of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI). I am wondering if Russia expressed any view that might indicate they're not too ...
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Has the WHO investigated the origin of COVID-19 outside of China?
Has the WHO investigated the origin of COVID-19 outside of China? Is there a procedure that the WHO uses when it needs to investigate the origin of a virus, and what has the WHO done to get some ...
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Why are non-Western countries siding with China in the UN?
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/un-body-rejects-historic-debate-chinas-human-rights-record-2022-10-06/
The U.N. rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to
hold a debate about ...
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What's considered undeniable proof in international affairs, and is undeniable proof of spying possible?
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202302/1286118.shtml
Although the US kept propagating the Chinese "spy balloon" narrative,
it failed to provide proof to support its accusations even with ...
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Why do countries sometimes not want to share intelligence on an investigation even if they are allies?
https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-denmark-germany-nord-stream-investigation-tests-eu-intelligence-sharing-around-the-baltic/
It's a highly sensitive issue. The prosecutor leading the Swedish
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To what extent does the west need China to be part of the SWIFT system?
The question and answers at To what extent does China need the SWIFT system? explain why China needs the SWIFT system to to interact with the west and whether it would be reasonable to come up with ...
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Does the U.S. administration welcome the use of alternative financial system to the SWIFT?
SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is a global payments system that is used internationally to inter-connect banks and for the execution of financial transactions ...
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To what extent does China need the SWIFT system?
To what extent does China need the SWIFT system?
Some commentators have said that the U.S. might be considering banning China from the SWIFT system were they to support Russia with military aid. My ...
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Why won't countries ban media companies that leak their own intelligence?
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/06/07/paul-masons-covert-intelligence-grayzone/
This makes me believe the work should be done by white label
organizations operating with firm infosec - Signal/ProtonMail,...
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What is the common procedure that countries tend to follow during a sovereign debt default?
There is no formal procedure in international law for a sovereign debt
default. Argentina followed common practice by allowing the US courts
to resolve how much should be repaid and when, under a ...
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Is the link between China's research and espionage a recent phenomenon or a pattern?
In August 2022, a Chinese ship, the Yuan Wang 5 visited Sri Lanka.
This was claimed to be a "research ship" by China, while
India said it was a "spy ship".
This caused certain ...
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Why would the government invest in creating skilled labor, and then send them to work overseas?
Brain drain is a big problem for India. For example, a NITI Aayog (a government think tank) member recently said that the country is looking for a reverse brain-drain to develop at a faster pace.
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Which country has the highest number of diplomatic missions in a single other country?
Which country has the highest number of diplomatic missions (embassies, high commissions, consulates general or consulates, but not honorary consuls) in a single other country? The mission must be to ...
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Have any large governments had any explicit 'we won't assassinate opposing government leaders unless they do X' policies?
The general rules are that assassinating of leaders of a country are a no-go for any modern country. partially because of the extreme retaliation that would result, partially because you open the ...
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Why would one argue that Interpol’s Executive Committee is "currently dominated by autocracies and Interpol abusers"? (Political abuse?)
The Politico's January 24, 2023 Foreign Affairs Opinion piece by Ben Keith and Ted R. Bromund1 Opinion | Interpol Is Doing Russia’s Dirty Work includes the following:
That’s technically true; the ...
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How does the World Economic Forum seem to have so much influence?
Searching on Google News for World Economic Forum produces:
About 23,800,000 results (1.00 seconds)
Sampling some of these produces quite a mixed array of opinions, from highly supportive, to bored, ...
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What conditions need to be met in order to determine that we are in World War 3? [closed]
For the past year, everyone has had an opinion on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Some say it is a regional conflict, while others say that the invasion can be considered the start of World War III. NATO ...
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