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Not Italian - my user name is gallows humor inside joke at the expense of General Giulio Douhet whose theories brought us WW2 mass terror bombings.

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Has a sovereign Communist government ever run, and conceded loss, on a fair election?

political-history communism asked Mar 7 '19 at 4:26
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Is the US unusually prone to walking away from signed treaties/accords?

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What are some examples of Lovecraft's racism in his published short stories?

h-p-lovecraft asked Jan 25 at 18:08
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Why did Lincoln wait to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

american-civil-war asked Jan 16 '19 at 0:21
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Why does China have so few nuclear weapons?

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What is the current Palestinian position on the right of return?

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Do any nations have in place formal mechanisms to “save in good years/spend in bad years”?

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Electoral considerations aside, what are potential benefits, for the US, of policy changes proposed by the tweet recognizing Golan annexation?

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Brexit and backstop: would changes require unanimous approval by all EU countries? Does Ireland hold a veto?

brexit northern-ireland republic-of-ireland ireland asked Aug 21 '19 at 4:43
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Why did the Japanese attack the Aleutians at the same time as Midway?

world-war-two 1940s ww2-pacific-theater asked Jul 12 '19 at 6:11
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Alternatives to money and power as social incentive mechanisms
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