Diplomacy

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How Iraq's Muhasasa Power-Sharing System Works Economy

How Iraq's Muhasasa Power-Sharing System Works

Iraq divides its top government posts along ethnic and sectarian lines through an informal system called Muhasasa. Here's how it works, why it was cre...

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How the US Cuba Embargo Works—and Why It Persists Economy

How the US Cuba Embargo Works—and Why It Persists

The US embargo on Cuba is the longest trade embargo in modern history, spanning over six decades. Here's how it works, why Congress locked it into law...

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How Naval Blockades Work—and Why They Shape Wars Science

How Naval Blockades Work—and Why They Shape Wars

Naval blockades use warships to seal off enemy ports and coastlines, choking trade and military supply lines. From the Napoleonic Wars to the Cuban Mi...

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How Hungary's Electoral System Works—and Why It Matters Economy

How Hungary's Electoral System Works—and Why It Matters

Hungary uses a unique mixed-member majoritarian system that combines single-member districts with proportional party lists. Its unusual 'winner compen...

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How the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Works Technology

How the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Works

The NPT is the world's most widely joined arms-control agreement, binding 191 states to three pillars: non-proliferation, disarmament, and peaceful nu...

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Why Peru Can't Keep a President—9 Leaders in a Decade Culture

Why Peru Can't Keep a President—9 Leaders in a Decade

Peru has cycled through nine presidents since 2016, more than any other democracy. A vague constitutional clause, extreme party fragmentation, and end...

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What Is Illiberal Democracy—and How Does It Work? Economy

What Is Illiberal Democracy—and How Does It Work?

Illiberal democracy describes a system where free elections coexist with eroded civil liberties, weakened courts, and controlled media. Here is how it...

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How Cluster Munitions Work—and Why 112 Nations Ban Them Science

How Cluster Munitions Work—and Why 112 Nations Ban Them

Cluster munitions scatter hundreds of explosive submunitions across wide areas. Their high failure rates turn battlefields into minefields for decades...

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How Ceasefires Work—and Why Most of Them Fail Economy

How Ceasefires Work—and Why Most of Them Fail

Ceasefires are meant to halt fighting and open the door to peace, but roughly 80 percent collapse. Here's how they are negotiated, monitored, and why...

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How Vietnam's One-Party Political System Works Culture

How Vietnam's One-Party Political System Works

Vietnam is governed by a unique political system where the Communist Party holds all power through a collective leadership model known as the 'four pi...

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How UK Entry Bans Work—and Who Gets Excluded Culture

How UK Entry Bans Work—and Who Gets Excluded

The British Home Secretary holds sweeping power to bar any foreign national whose presence is deemed 'not conducive to the public good.' Here is how t...

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Iran-US Ceasefire Triggers Historic 16% Oil Price Crash Economy

Iran-US Ceasefire Triggers Historic 16% Oil Price Crash

President Trump and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices plunging more than 16% — the largest si...

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