What are the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting compared to...
What are the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting (RCV) compared to first-past-the-post voting (FPTP), supported by research?Notes:I prefer answers supported by evidence, with data from actual RCV and...
View ArticleWhat are the practical implications for the World Food Programme being "an...
AFAICT the WFP budget is entirely separate from that of the UN, although they do get mostly contributions from governments. All WFP contributions are voluntary, none are 'due' or assessed (unlike for...
View ArticleHow effective are lawyers and NGOs (like Soldiers Mothers, Peaceplea and...
After the start of the first mobilizations in Russia, a couple of organisations were created to help mobilized people to either escape military service or acquire them non-combat...
View ArticleDoes Kataib Hezbollah get any funds from the government of Iraq?
I'm curious what it means exactly that PMF forces (including Kataib Hezbollah) aredesignated [...] as an "independent military formation" within the Iraqi armed forces.Do they actually get any funding...
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