Recent questions tagged international relations

Description : What is going on in this photo of Trump & Merkel?

Last Answer : She is clearly double face palming over something incredibly retarded that the Orangutan said.

Description : What are 3 dimensions of nuclear security?

Last Answer : I just Googled “dimensions nuclear security” and got tons of relevant hits. You can too!

Description : How important is the lifting of the United States embargo against Cuba in the greater international community?

Last Answer : answer:From the articles I have read, most countries in the world - and in Latin America in particular - thought the US 50-year-obsession with Cuba was bizarre. So Latin America appears to welcome the ... to go this route was Venezuela, and you can see what a success they made of being socialist .

Description : "We gave aid to another country?! What about OUR problems?!"?

Last Answer : I’ve heard it range anywhere from “when there are no hungry or homeless children in America” to “it’s our job to help anyone in need, as a superpower”.

Description : What do you think Obama's response to North Korea's Nuke test should be?

Last Answer : answer:Obama’s response should be cast in consultation with the nations the test really affects – China, South Korea, Japan. A unilateral ‘response’ would be stupid.

Description : What does "fair trade" mean to you?

Last Answer : Without going and researching products, I would assume it means the producers of the thing I am buying were paid a fair price for their goods. I would buy products marked fair trade' over those not if the ... . I do care and I don't want to see people being exploited so I can have cheap goods.

Description : What aspects of illegal trade in pirated goods are the most difficult to solve?

Last Answer : Well think of the pirated movies that are on the internet, this they try to stop it but because the internt is so vast it is impossible to shut them completely because they will just create a new site in a differnt location under a different name slightly and people will locate it.

Description : In what ways do you think the US relationship with Pakistan will or should change, now that it seems obvious they knew where Bin Laden was hiding?

Last Answer : What Osama did might very well have been a case of “hiding in plain sight”. Who would expect Bin Laden to hide right next to a military base? Who would expect any criminal hiding right next to a police station?

Description : What are fault lines?

Last Answer : A fault line in geology is the point where two plates are touching each other, usually moving in opposite direction, scraping each other in the process. Because the touching surfaces are not smooth, ... earthquake in the near future. The usage in your example is most likely an analogy to geology.

Description : Do you think what's going on between North Korea and South Korea is scary?

Last Answer : answer:Yes it scary. But not because the US is constantly interfering in other countries. Its scary because people are threatening to bomb each other. On the other hand, if you are saying that the US ... the situation, then I'm not sure its hard as hell to know what influences North Korea.

Description : Does anybody think that what's happening off the coast of North Korea, with the resulting threats from China, is scary in any way?

Last Answer : Scary in ALL ways. It’s the kind of scenario for nuclear confrontation that’s always been most likely. And anyone who thinks we’re safe because it might happen on the other side of the globe needs to come out of their cave and smell the radiation.

Description : Is U.S. National Debt More Dangerous Today?

Last Answer : answer:First, I'd be curious as to which economists have said this. If they mean it seriously, they are worthy of mocking. I did Google the phrase before I asked this answer-question, of course, ... because someone says it doesn't mean it's factual. This goes for economists just like anyone else.

Description : How likely is it that the Copenhagen summit will reach an agreement?

Last Answer : Even if it reaches an agreement it will be platitudinous. The whole point of summits is to make the leaders look like they’re keeping busy. Think about meetings you have at work. How many of them could you actually do without?

Description : How do you feel about Obama reversing the abortion funds policy?

Last Answer : How much money is involved….?

Description : Will Venezuela and/or Cuba become our friends during an Obama administration?

Last Answer : one can only hope. However, if that happens then all the right wings will be shouting, communism.

Description : Is it better to pursue an uncommon major?

Last Answer : I would think that a major with a clear career path is more likely to be helpful in these times.

Description : Why do other countries mistrust the U.S.?

Last Answer : I think I’ve used this analogy before, but it’s worth repeating: It’s a bit like the little kid holding the nail-gun…...sure it’s got power, but you do not trust it or want it in charge!