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Why don't most European countries apply to regional trade pacts outside of Europe like the RCEP and the CPTPP?
Is there a reason for so few countries in Europe wanting to join these trade pacts?
Because most of them are already in the largest fully integrated trade pact in the world, the European Union.
The ...
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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?
Just two examples:
Denmark: Foreign citizen require case-by-case approval.
Poland: Foreign citizens need case-by-case approval. National security is explicitly mentioned as one consideration.
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Why was the Biden administration reluctant to offer lowering tariffs on goods from member countries when drafting IPEF?
It looks like this administration isn't too interested in that essentially saying they're low enough as far as they're concerned.
Ambassador Tai defended IPEF in the U.S. Senate recently amid ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the rest of the world?
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Africa and South America are two continents where China has greatly increased their financial investments ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
It really depends on who you regard as "us" and "them". Other answers here already present a "poor" vs "rich" or "Muslim" vs, well, "non-Muslim&...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
There are multiple reasons for the different treatment of Israel by the Global South vs. the rest of the world. Some of these reasons stem from the fact that Israel is often viewed through the lens of ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
Things are bit more nuanced in Latin American, depending whether left-wing or right wing parties are in power. You can be sure that Bolsonaro would have voted for Israel through and through. It just ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
"The rest of the world" / "Global South" terms being used here might benefit from consideration of whether the "Global South" is a larger or smaller slice of the UN's 195+...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West?
Gaza and Palestine in general are part of Global South income-wise, with around 5k GDP per person/yr.
This is in contrast with Israel proper, which has $40k GDP per person/yr, a developed country ...
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How many construction projects under PA/international supervision has Israel effectively/implicitly approved in Gaza since 2010?
According to the Projects in Gaza report by COGAT, 235 projects were approved by them during the period of 2010 - 2012 :
Over the past two years the Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...
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Did any ICC member state country ever refuse to arrest members indicted by the ICC?
Yes, and I am sure it happens frequently.
South Africa defends decision to ignore ICC's Bashir arrest warrant
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - South Africa told the International Criminal
Court on Friday that ...
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