Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options answers only not deleted user 115

A country's foreign policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve goals within its international relations milieu.

4 votes
Accepted

Is there any functional difference between "Middle East" and "Near East"?

According to Grammatist.com: The term Far East usually refers to East Asia, including Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. It sometimes includes the Philippines, Indonesia, and the o …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
1 vote

Why does the US government fail to declare the recent Morsi coup of Egypt as a Coup?

As per @Yannis's request: "The president condemned the ongoing violence across Egypt and expressed concern over the continued political polarization. He reiterated that the United States is not al …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
3 votes

Is Trump an isolationist?

Isolationism isn't a binary "yes" or "no" choice. It's more of a spectrum, with less international engagement on one end and more on the other. Trump is definitely more towards the isolationism end o …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
15 votes

Who and on what basis determines how much US pays for UN?

UN Committee on Contributions is in charge of assessments The Committee on Contributions advises the General Assembly on the apportionment , under Article 17, of the expenses of the Organization amon …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
0 votes

Is Fascism ideologically descended from communism?

They have much in common ideologically (especially Marxism as opposed to general communism). But the founder of fascism (Mussolini) was clear that it was distinct from socialism despite similarities, …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
3 votes
Accepted

What are the potential benefits of a successfully implemented Islamic State?

It will be a counterbalance to Shia axis (an effective one, unlike the current Sunni powers that basically are largely ineffectual and mostly amount to asking for help from USA). It will possibly att …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
6 votes

Why haven't the embargos against Cuba and Venezuela worked?

Additionally to Alex's answer, the embargo is far less likely to work if it's ineffective in preventing other major powers from engaging with the country. Most notably, Cuba has been USSR's (and to …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
6 votes
Accepted

Why are Justin Trudeau and Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Bollywood actors?

Actors are celebrities. Meeting with a celebrity is often more than enough to convince that celebrity's fans to feel more positively for you, since they take it as tacit or overt show of supporting …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
3 votes

Why does the U.S. seek to establish a demilitarized Palestinian state?

Leaving aside the (generally excellent) existing answer, from a purely military professional point of view, "having air defense system" isn't a solution. It's a part of a part of a solution which isn' …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
13 votes
Accepted

What is the logic in cutting only 50% of the aid to the Palestinians by the US

Official reason: The State Department said it was releasing the rest of the installment — $60 million — to prevent the agency from running out of cash by the end of the month and closing down. (s …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k
-5 votes

Why do some lecturers consider Israel to be an "apartheid" country?

First of all, it's not even remotely "Apartheid" country. If you compare treatement of Palestinians in Israel to treatment of any other minorities in many other countries, you'll notice that Palestin …
user4012's user avatar
  • 93.3k