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Is there a strong legal guarantee that the U.S. can give to another country that it won't attack them?

Can a country avoid prosecution for crimes against humanity by denying it happened?

Why hasn't the U.S. government paid war reparations to any country it attacked?

Why does the U.S. tolerate foreign influence from Saudi Arabia and Israel on its domestic policies while not tolerating that from China or Russia?

Can European countries bypass the EU and make their own individual trade deal with the U.S.?

Why is Japan trying to have a better relationship with Iran?

Can there be a UN resolution to remove a country from the UN Security Council?

What are the consequences for a developed nation to not accept any refugees?

Why won't the Republicans use a superdelegate system like the DNC in their nomination process?

How could China have extradited people for political reason under the extradition law it wanted to pass in Hong Kong?

If SWIFT is headquartered in Europe, why does the EU need to create a SWIFT alternative to be able to do transactions with Iran?

Under what law can the U.S. arrest International Criminal Court (ICC) judges over war crimes probe?

Why won't the U.S. be a signatory nation of The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea?

Why won't the U.S. government end all fuel subsidies?

What can the U.S. do politically if China decided to stop exporting rare earth metals to the U.S.?

Why did the ICC decide not to probe alleged US atrocities in Afghanistan?

Are intrusions within a foreign embassy considered an act of war?

Why does the IMF insist on maintaining the privatization of state entities as a reform policy as a prerequisite for borrowing states?

Can the president be investigated by the SEC for stock manipulation?

What are the groups that can legally challenge Trump's tariffs and can they have them reversed?

Why didn't any country complain to the WTO about the car company bailouts by the U.S.?

Why won't the U.S. sign a peace treaty with North Korea?

Is the U.S. requiring Japan to share their semiconductor patents with the U.S. a case of trade bullying?

Can the U.S. default on its debt held by the Chinese by using Imperial Chinese debt notes as a pretext to do so?

Is the success of Chinese economic model in Africa a threat to Western interests?

Are there recesses during the U.N. Security Council?

What are the obstacles for a US president to enact Healthcare For All? [closed]

To what extent does China control Hong Kong's highest courts and ordinary courts?

Can the president of the U.S. fire, or have fired, the Fed Chair for not being 'independent'?

What are the reasons why the Federal Reserve won't make public the transcripts of its meetings?