Considering terriorism why IS is referred as Islamic States. I am from India, some equal amount people are Muslim in our country I do not understand completely is IS is referred to Islamic States, is it because U.S. stands for United States, even after I do not have the clarity with it. I am asking this as because U.S. rules the world, somehow I can say that. Or is it because the NATO uses the term IS, is it like that. Any clarification around this is quite useful.| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
It seems that the current mainstream position, excluding the right wing, in the US is that there is "no organization called Antifa" there, which would therefore invalidate claims that assign blame to that organization for any particular crime or act of violence. However, it also seems abundantly clear that the term "antifa" clearly does refer to something, whether you call it an ideology, a movement etc. It's also clear that the idea can at least be traced back to clear organization in Weimar...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
What is the most likely objective of Russian aerial aggression towards European countries? In 2025 Russia has performed multiple airspace violations of European countries. Recent incursion of Russian drones to Poland Estonian airspace violation Romanian airspace violation Danish civilian airport drone sightings (Still unconfirmed if they were Russians). To what end are they doing these actions? Trying to scare then from supporting Ukraine?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
According to this statistic: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1447765/umfrage/angriffe-auf-politiker-und-parteimitglieder/ According to this statistic, there were 93 cases of violent crime against AfD, compared to 50 for the rest of the parties combined, in 2024 - roughly twice as much. How come? Are they more exposed? Who is committing these acts? Another strange artefact in the statistic is that there is more violent crime than... speech crime (sorry I don't know the translati...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
A variety of Western countries have just recognised Palestine as a state. What is the practical impact of that? What's the difference between that and speaking in broad support of them. Or lightly criticising Israel's actions? Is it anything more than a political gesture? Not that gestures aren't meaningful ... just ... is this any different from other oratorical gestures?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Recently, Trump, followed by the Netherlands and Hungary, expressed intentions to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. The legality of designating Antifa as terrorists is also questionable, as stated in the links. Nevertheless, even intentions must have some basis. So which specific acts, proven to have been committed by Antifa as an organization, have been officially designated as terrorist acts?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
US Attorney for Minnesota Joe Thompson recently stated "we could use 1,000 attorneys but we only have 25" for dealing with fraud in federal social programs that are intended to help vulnerable people. "... program after program after program... hundreds or thousands of bad companies created solely to defraud the system... they are essentially just fraud programs". When asked by a reporter why Minnesota has this amount of fraud, he stated "I don't know". "...More fraud than Miami". "The fraud ...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
In this recent story on POLITICO: Pentagon to limit journalists’ access unless they agree not to publish certain information we hear about a new condition for having physical access to the Pentagon. But - how does one currently get such access? Or rather, what are the criteria for access, and who meets them? I'm specifically interested in smaller news outlets and independent reporters; do they qualify at all?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
This week, Jimmy Kimmel Live was put on suspension by ABC as a result of comments Kimmel made in his Monday night monologue related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said It was appearing to directly mislead the American public about a significant fact that probably one of the most significant political events we’ve had in a long time, for the most significant political assassination we’ve seen in a long time. And President Trump said he said a horrible thing...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
For context, on Sep 3: The US president said 11 people were killed in the strike in “international waters.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the “lethal strike” as taking place in the “southern Caribbean” against “a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela.” But, according to a former DEA agent interviewed by the press (around Sep 12), there were too many people on that first boat bombed by the US for it to be a drug runner: Retired Drug Enforcement Administration...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
According to a blog post by Lawrence Zigerell, Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, people who identify as feminist are substantially more likely to view men coldly, and less likely to view them equally to women, than those who do not. This conclusion is reached through data provided by the American National Election Survey 2022 Pilot Study. By contrast, however, a study published by Psychology of Women Quarterly, indicated opposing results. Utilising six studies...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
So far I know, at least 23 US states, Argentina, India, the UK, the EU, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil and Canada are preparing for age-restricting internet access. I feel it is quite unlikely that they arrived at this solution at the same time by themselves. In what forum have these countries arrived at this solution?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Why hasn't a group like WikiLeaks already leaked all the Epstein files?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
I am looking for an English translation of El Estado Federal de Panama (a.k.a. The Federal State of Panama) by Justo Arosemena. I got my hopes up when I found this webpage written in English, but I emailed this publisher and they only have the book in Spanish. I've check my local library, The Internet Archive, and Book Finder. As far as I can tell, this work has never been translated into English, despite how interwoven American influence has been with Panama since its founding. Does anyone h...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
In recent decades, India has increasingly been described as an emerging global power, both economically and politically. It is now one of the world's largest economies by GDP (PPP), has a growing military, and plays a significant role in international diplomacy (e.g., BRICS, G20, QUAD). What domestic or foreign policy decisions by the Indian government have been most influential in this transformation? Are there specific reforms, strategies, or events since the 1990s that contributed signific...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
This has been bugging me for some time. Judges are known for solid compensation packages and the significant additional legal protection they enjoy, but that seems to come with very limited personal responsibility for their actions. Take doctors. In some jurisdictions, suing them is so common that they have to buy malpractice insurance. In any case, they may be liable if they harm a person they treat, including possible criminal charges. As a general observation, doctors take their patients' ...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
In the United States, political volatility is increasing. I believe the prevalence of inflammatory misinformation on both sides largely contributes. Given the volume and breadth of information, the prevalence of politicians who mislead deliberately, and the subjective interpretation of some information, it's extremely difficult to determine what the facts of any given matter are, let alone how to interpret them. How does one find objective truth given many disagreeing and potentially unreliab...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
News articles have suggested that the governments of various Middle Eastern countries, and perhaps even their populace, are generally opposed to taking in refugees from the Israeli invasion of Gaza, as indicated by this article with regard to Egypt and Lebanon, among others. In essence, the leadership of these countries, at least, justifies their position by claiming that taking in Gazan refugees would facilitate what they see as Israel's ultimate goal of annexing some or all of the Gaza Stri...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
From the wikipedia page about the number of nuclear weapons we see that China only has 250 nukes, which puts it in the same league as France or the UK, and way under the 1000+ actives held by Russia and the US. That number has been unchanged for decades. Yet, China is putting some major effort in deploying better weapon systems, has a somewhat aggressive foreign policy in the South China sea area, along with a number of deep held priorities, like Taiwan, that might involve the US against it. ...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
I was talking to a friend some time ago about American politics, political parties, etc. During this conversation, I thought of something: If a single party controlled both the House and Senate, they could always pass a joint resolution If the president also belonged to said party, the bills would never get vetoed The president couldn't be impeached, since the House and Senate are under control of the party Because of this, the party could make the Supreme Court judges "disappear" and appoint...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
On my ballot for Minnesota are a lot of state-level positions (judges, a representative, county sheriff) where the incumbent is running unopposed. If there are fewer votes for them than blank votes, would they be elected?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Often in news articles, I see that IS are referred to as "so-called" Islamic State. For example, in a BBC News article: On Bastille Day last year, along the coast in Nice, more than 80 people were killed when a lorry was driven into celebrating crowds on the seafront in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. Why is this prefix used?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Today I read the following claim: Under President Obama: The DOW increased from 6626 to 17481 The S&P 500 increased from 683 to 2040 Unemployment decreased from 10% to 4.9% Uninsured adults decreased from 18% to 11.8% American cars sold increased from 10.4M to 17.5M Deficit as a % of GDP decreased from 9.8% to 2.8% Consumer confidence increased from 37.7 to 92.2 Now I haven't checked this claim - but the broader idea is that Presidential policies have a strong correlation with economic change...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Why doesn't Russia join the EU? If they become one of them, then they would not be enemies anymore, right? They have already joined the G-20. Then, they could also join EU, right?| Politics Stack Exchange
I am repeatedly hearing a theory that empires, and polities in general, have a very limited timespan. Their life follows a predetermined pattern: first, they are established, then they expand and grow in power, then they reach their golden age, when they are at the summit of their wealth, power and influence, though expansion stops; then they will slowly decline, never to return to their golden age, and finally, they must fall. During their decline there may be temporary restorations, however...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Netanyahu recently approved a settlement expansion plan to colonize more territory in the West Bank, forcing indigenous Palestinians to evacuate. He said: "There will never be a Palestinian state. This place is ours." Does this mean that his government claims sovereignty over the full territory of the West Bank, since the West Bank was supposed to become part of a Palestinian state?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
On September 9th, Israel launched an attack against Hamas leadership and a negotiator in Qatar. This attack looks counter-productive, since (according to Qatar) it makes a deal for the remaining hostages less likely, it goes against the US position, and it's a breach of diplomatic principles. Hamas is probably well prepared to replace its leadership given that some have been killed by Israel, so what is the point of this attack?| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Poland invokes Article 4 of NATO’s charter, under which alliance members can demand consultations with their allies. Only the eighth time that article has been invoked since 1949. Poland does this in response to 19 Russian Drones crossing into their territory. Question: What were the other 7 times Article 4 has been invoked? Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during attack on Ukraine “This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since ...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
On September 9, 2025, Israel conducted an airstrike in Doha, Qatar, targeting senior Hamas political leaders who were reportedly meeting to discuss a U.S.-sponsored ceasefire proposal - CNBC, The Times of Israel. Qatar has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout the Gaza conflict - Al Jazeera - and hosts the U.S.'s largest Middle East military base, Al Udeid airbase CNN - Al Jazeera. I've found extensive coverage of the immediate diplomatic responses and condemnations, bu...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
On what grounds are countries considered sovereign? had part of its question as By what means is a country considered legitimate or sovereign, even if [its] foundation were through violence or outright genocide? Although I'm pretty sure which country was being referred to, it could also refer to Australia, which currently is recognised by every country (source: it isn't listed in Wikipedia's List of states with limited recognition). Approximately what proportion of recognised countries have t...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
I’m an American and not familiar with UK’s Parliament. However, I know that the Prime Minister is chosen from the elected MP’s in the House at a given time. When PM Cameron leaves later, does he ...| Politics Stack Exchange
Sweden is widely considered one of the most leftist or progressive countries in the world, and one of the core ideologies leftists have is egalitarianism. But they still employ monarchism, which is| Politics Stack Exchange
Apologies for the controversial question, but this is something I'm curious about. Historically, and particularly in recent history, invasions of one country into another are generally justified as...| Politics Stack Exchange
It was recently reported in the New York Times that the US government is refusing to issue a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, who was recently nominated as Iran's ambassador to the United Nations. Since ...| Politics Stack Exchange
I’ve never really considered “[far-]left/right wing” to be pejorative terms, just a general description of where they fall in political opinions. However, a colleague, who is definitely at the far-...| Politics Stack Exchange
When the primary election for a party's nominee ends in a toss-up or close contest, wouldn't it be smarter for a party to nominate the candidate who is more effective in general election swing stat...| Politics Stack Exchange