Developing during a period of great social and economic upheaval, they exercised power largely through electoral and parliamentary activity. Once in power, their leaders used the power of the army or of the police; the party itself was not generally organized for violent activity. Its local units...
Negotiations like these are generally difficult for the opponent of the potential nuclear weapons state. Leaving the deal has caused Iran to become more capable of developing nuclear weapons, not less. And because the United States has shown a willingness to leave agreements, the United States ...
Amnesty International(AI) campaigns for the release of prisoners of conscience, which include both political prisoners as well as those imprisoned for their religious or philosophical beliefs. To reduce controversy, and as a matter of principle, the organization's policy applies only to prisoners who...
Under US election laws, foreigners are barred from contributingmoney as aid to finance political campaigns, including inaugurations. Non-resident foreigners in particular, who are found to have knowingly or unwittingly violated such rule will be fined and/or prosecuted. In Trump’s case, the inaugu...
At the same time, moderates facing tough re-election campaigns are likely very anxious about the prospect of a President who might easily turn on them. They can (also correctly!) see that giving him a concession with a vote here will likely earn them nothing. Now, the Senators may still ...
It was common for Mao’s words to appear in a science or technology book to avoid being criticized as having the tendency of depoliticization. More generally, since book publishing mainly revolved around the needs of political campaigns the scope left for publishing houses “was very limited”...
both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, supported a number of policies on the grounds that they were practical, if not ethical. Kissinger called for intensive bombing campaigns in North Vietnam; he also allied the US with dictatorial leaders like Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet and the Shah of ...
Campaigns face the practical challenge of resource allocation when it comes to low propensity voters. Traditional campaign strategies often focus on “likely voters” because it’s generally more efficient to mobilize those already inclined to vote. ...
All stated as important priorities while they were running their campaigns. But now forgotten. I can only say that they are wasting their time with what they are doing. None of their activities will improve the lives of Americans. If they continue on that path, many of them will be ...
members generally have to have served in or be associated with multiple presidential administrations or campaigns, or had a multi-decade tenure in Congress that preceded a lucrative lobbying career. They generally are pragmatists who shun partisan politics, which makes them something of an anachronism...