User Italian Philosophers 4 Monica

68 votes

4 answers

12k views

Is the US unusually prone to walking away from signed treaties/accords?

asked Aug 9, 2018 at 17:17

42 votes

4 answers

6k views

Are there any reliable indications on popular sentiment in Afghanistan for/against the Taliban?

asked Aug 11, 2021 at 3:22

39 votes

6 answers

11k views

Why does China have so few nuclear weapons?

asked Dec 12, 2019 at 7:55

27 votes

2 answers

4k views

What's with the threatened Trump veto due to insufficient individual covid relief?

asked Dec 23, 2020 at 8:24

23 votes

4 answers

6k views

Why is ex-East Germany more tolerant towards Russia than many other ex Warsaw Pact countries?

asked Dec 3, 2022 at 2:01

22 votes

3 answers

5k views

Has any Western leader articulated how NATO would benefit from admitting Ukraine?

asked Dec 21, 2021 at 19:24

22 votes

4 answers

3k views

Who is the Russian military commander in charge of the war on Ukraine?

asked Mar 5, 2022 at 22:38

21 votes

3 answers

3k views

What is the current Palestinian position on the right of return?

asked Feb 4, 2020 at 1:29

21 votes

7 answers

4k views

Do any nations have in place formal mechanisms to "save in good years/spend in bad years"?

asked May 27, 2020 at 18:09

20 votes

5 answers

3k views

Electoral considerations aside, what are potential benefits, for the US, of policy changes proposed by the tweet recognizing Golan annexation?

asked Mar 22, 2019 at 5:46

20 votes

1 answer

3k views

Brexit and backstop: would changes require unanimous approval by all EU countries? Does Ireland hold a veto?

asked Aug 21, 2019 at 4:43

17 votes

3 answers

2k views

Have any politicians in Ukraine considered ejecting Luhansk and Donetsk?

asked Feb 21, 2022 at 15:46

17 votes

2 answers

4k views

What got Lebanon into such crisis as of 2023?

asked Feb 2 at 0:55

15 votes

2 answers

1k views

Do any cities formalize preferential homeless services to "locals"?

asked May 9, 2022 at 21:18

15 votes

1 answer

6k views

COVID-19 in US healthcare: who pays for testing?

asked Mar 2, 2020 at 21:27

13 votes

2 answers

2k views

If climate change impact can be observed in nature, has that had any effect on rural, i.e. farming community, perception of the scientific consensus?

asked Apr 12, 2019 at 0:50

11 votes

4 answers

1k views

Let's say the impeachment procedure reaches the Senate. What next?

asked Sep 26, 2019 at 20:41

10 votes

3 answers

558 views

What were the motivations for Sri Lanka's banning of chemical fertilizers?

asked Jul 13, 2022 at 20:34

9 votes

1 answer

601 views

Macron has made Covid vaccination hard to avoid in France but not mandatory. What accommodations exist for those who medically can't get vaccinated?

asked Jul 15, 2021 at 17:11

9 votes

2 answers

2k views

Criticism of Trump's drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, what would be the alternatives?

asked Dec 24, 2018 at 1:40

9 votes

3 answers

637 views

Is an arrangement like the US Electoral College that unusual? In the sense of intentionally granting extra representation to smaller groups of voters?

asked Aug 24, 2020 at 22:56

9 votes

2 answers

327 views

Which facts support/reject the accusations that PM Modi did not try hard enough to stop the 2002 Gujarat Riots?

asked Feb 12 at 17:45

9 votes

2 answers

1k views

How do Ukraine aid levels compare to what was being spent on Afghanistan?

asked Sep 3, 2022 at 3:17

9 votes

1 answer

287 views

What pronouncements, if any, has Zelenskyy made concerning treatment and due process for suspected and actual collaborators?

asked Sep 16, 2022 at 17:18

8 votes

1 answer

185 views

What procedures do parties use to vet candidates, to avoid those with major past controversies?

asked Oct 8, 2022 at 23:53

8 votes

5 answers

2k views

Do parliamentary systems necessarily have episodes when replacement leaders can assume and keep power with very limited popular mandates and appeal?

asked Oct 18, 2022 at 17:00

7 votes

1 answer

572 views

What mechanisms are available to "bear witness" in an explicitly non-partisan fashion, on the Bucha massacre?

asked Apr 4, 2022 at 19:36

6 votes

2 answers

628 views

What do Republicans criticizing the withdrawal from Afghanistan say they would have done differently, given Trump's agreement w Taliban?

asked Apr 28, 2022 at 18:10

6 votes

2 answers

482 views

Yemen - why isn't the West distancing itself from the blockade?

asked Oct 19, 2018 at 0:43

6 votes

4 answers

435 views

What is responsible for the "missing consensus" on donating non-Bundeswehr Leopard 2s to Ukraine?

asked Jan 21 at 17:28

Stack Exchange Network

48 Questions

Is the US unusually prone to walking away from signed treaties/accords?

Are there any reliable indications on popular sentiment in Afghanistan for/against the Taliban?

Why does China have so few nuclear weapons?

What's with the threatened Trump veto due to insufficient individual covid relief?

Why is ex-East Germany more tolerant towards Russia than many other ex Warsaw Pact countries?

Has any Western leader articulated how NATO would benefit from admitting Ukraine?

Who is the Russian military commander in charge of the war on Ukraine?

What is the current Palestinian position on the right of return?

Do any nations have in place formal mechanisms to "save in good years/spend in bad years"?

Electoral considerations aside, what are potential benefits, for the US, of policy changes proposed by the tweet recognizing Golan annexation?

Brexit and backstop: would changes require unanimous approval by all EU countries? Does Ireland hold a veto?

Have any politicians in Ukraine considered ejecting Luhansk and Donetsk?

What got Lebanon into such crisis as of 2023?

Do any cities formalize preferential homeless services to "locals"?

COVID-19 in US healthcare: who pays for testing?

If climate change impact can be observed in nature, has that had any effect on rural, i.e. farming community, perception of the scientific consensus?

Let's say the impeachment procedure reaches the Senate. What next?

What were the motivations for Sri Lanka's banning of chemical fertilizers?

Macron has made Covid vaccination hard to avoid in France but not mandatory. What accommodations exist for those who medically can't get vaccinated?

Criticism of Trump's drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, what would be the alternatives?

Is an arrangement like the US Electoral College that unusual? In the sense of intentionally granting extra representation to smaller groups of voters?

Which facts support/reject the accusations that PM Modi did not try hard enough to stop the 2002 Gujarat Riots?

How do Ukraine aid levels compare to what was being spent on Afghanistan?

What pronouncements, if any, has Zelenskyy made concerning treatment and due process for suspected and actual collaborators?

What procedures do parties use to vet candidates, to avoid those with major past controversies?

Do parliamentary systems necessarily have episodes when replacement leaders can assume and keep power with very limited popular mandates and appeal?

What mechanisms are available to "bear witness" in an explicitly non-partisan fashion, on the Bucha massacre?

What do Republicans criticizing the withdrawal from Afghanistan say they would have done differently, given Trump's agreement w Taliban?

Yemen - why isn't the West distancing itself from the blockade?

What is responsible for the "missing consensus" on donating non-Bundeswehr Leopard 2s to Ukraine?