World Politics

Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.

Hamas Attack (October 7, 2023)

The attack began in the early morning with a rocket barrage of at least 3,000 missiles against Israel... Palestinian militants breached the Gaza–Israel barrier, attacking military bases and killing civilians -- wikipedia

number of Islamic terrorists currently in Europe

Request: could you also calibrate those present in Europe? I think we are way worse due to the proximity to Islamic countries

United Nations - 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Priority request. "The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals."

universal basic income

a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive a guaranteed income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment (i.e., without a means test or need to work) -- wikipedia

King of Tayos, Regis Lucius I

"Tayos" is public land in Canada claimed by a man named Boudreault. Request: He offers citizenship and passports to his "kingdom."

second-class citizen

a person who is systematically and actively discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or a legal resident there -- wikipedia

Fukushima water release

Japan won approval from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean -- nbcnews

Colonel Douglas MacGregor (Ret.)

Request: The Colonel has been very outspoken about the state of America & it's foreign policy. He is a frequent guest on Fox News & podcasts.

Yevgeny Prigozhin (Russian oligarch)

Wagner group mercenary chief, and a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until launching an alleged coup -- wikipedia

Political Compass (model)

Plots socio-political orientation (libertarian vs. authoritarian) on the y-axis and economic orientation (collectivism vs. individual competition) on the x-axis -- wikipedia

Wagner Group (Russian private military)

It is widely speculated that the Wagner Group is used by the Russian government to allow for plausible deniability, and to obscure the true casualties and financial costs of Russia's foreign interventions -- wikpedia

T/F: Kakhovka dam was sabotaged by US / Ukraine

The collapse of the dam destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water -- cnn

Mexican drug cartels

Currently, the US is considering legislation to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). Doing so would authorize US military involvement directly in Mexico, among other repercussions. Is it a good idea?

G7 leadership

Compared with the average calibration of the population for each G7 country.

T/F: Ukraine was behind the drone attack on Kremlin

As Moscow claims Ukraine – with help from the West – was behind what it called an “assassination attempt” on Russian President Vladimir Putin, US officials say the Kremlin claim is the stuff of make-believe --nypost.com, May 4, 2023