Questions tagged [foreign-policy]
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.
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What Were the Challenges for India in Choosing a Non-Interference Policy in the Sri Lankan Civil War?
India has often followed a non-interference approach in the internal affairs of neighboring countries, as seen in its response to repeated military coups and long-running insurgencies in Myanmar. In ...
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Why does Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia, care what happens in Venezuela (more than with Greenland)?
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Trump’s deposing of Maduro led Fico to “unequivocally condemn” the action, calling it a “kidnapping” and the “latest American oil adventure.”
Unlike Orban who STFUs about anything Trump ...
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Does the Trump administration want any long-term strategic alliance for the US?
Traditionally, the US has had long-term alliances with multiple countries. These strategic alliances would ensure the presence of US military bases, access to resources, etc. Trump's strategy for the ...
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What is the impact of US-South Africa trade tensions on PGM supply chains and emissions compliance?
Recent US trade policy has imposed significant tariffs on South African manufactured goods while exempting critical minerals like Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). However, South Africa’s response—...
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What role do international media offices play in modern state diplomacy?
With the growth of 24/7 global news and social media, many governments now maintain dedicated offices to manage international media relations. How do these offices typically function, and in what ways ...
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Why has the USA embraced the new Al Qaeda leadership of Syria? [closed]
The media has reported (here) the 'ex' Al Qaeda leader come new president of Syria is visiting New York and the United Nations. Also, Mr Trump recently met with & praised this 'ex' Al Qaeda leader ...
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Have any country leaders pledged to cut their trade surplus with the US to zero?
Recently the US has changed policy and now pursues zero trade deficit with all countries, individually. Have any foreign leaders pledged to meet this US demand?
Note: I'm not talking about zero ...
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Are there countries besides New Zealand and Australia requiring Israelis to disclose IDF service details as condition for entry?
Recent reports indicate that New Zealand and Australia have implemented policies requiring Israeli citizens to disclose detailed information about their Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service when ...
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Will US soldiers obey controversial orders such as occupying the Panama Canal Zone/Canada/Greenland? How is the morale in the US military? [closed]
Has anyone performed any polls among the US military about their views of Donald Trump's outrageous "ideas" regarding Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal Zone?
I am not an American but I ...
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What is Iran's long-term objective in the Middle East?
Is it Iran's objective to
change the total Western-led order in the Middle East so that Iran doesn't have to live under sanctions?
create a sovereign Palestinian state?
root out Israel?
take ...
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Has Russia ever condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel?
I know they condemned Hamas' attacks on Oct 7, and in the same breath also condemned Israel's response.
More recently, Russia condemned the Israeli response to Hezbollah. But unlike in the statements ...
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Does the US Congress have to authorize non-combat deployments (e.g. of advisers and trainers) from the US armed forces to a foreign country?
Back in 2020, the BBC wrote:
Turkey's parliament has passed a bill that will allow the government to deploy troops to Libya to intervene in the civil war.
Turkish lawmakers approved the bill on ...
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Does the White House approve of the IDF taking over the Philadelphi Corridor?
In the recent past, Egypt said that the IDF taking over the Philadelphi Corridor is a 'red line', but they've apparently been mum about it since it happened.
My question however concerns the US ...
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Could Senator Bernie Sanders be in a better position than the Administration to be informed regarding Israeli-Palestinian relations?
Senator Sanders is Jewish, which is to say that anything regarding the Israel and Palestine situation affects him directly. So here are the main variations of my question:
If the Democrats pursued ...
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Except/before the IRGC vote/resolution, did the US Congress formally urge the EU to designate other organizations as terrorists?
H. Res. 288 passed by a large majority (411-14) on April 16 urges the EU to designate the IRGC as terrorists. Vote summary:
Urging the European Union to expeditiously designate the Islamic ...