USA government is heavily involved in US nuclear energy through safety and environmental regulations, R&D funding, and setting United States energy goals. In the late 1990s, government policy and funding decisions have encouraged the development of greater civilian nuclear capacity. Nuclear power as part of the nation's long-term energy strategy continues with the …

The right of a people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law (commonly regarded as a jus cogens rule), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter's norms. It states that peoples, based on respect for the principle of equal rights and fair equality of opportunity, have the right to freely choose their sovereignty …

Jul 04, 2022 · Reminded of the controversies over whether to interview Bannon at live events (New Yorker, The Economist). Skeptical such interviews do anything to hold these people to account. But they do suggest the media entity regards …

The country's economic conditions worsened during the 1990s, but by the early 2000s, the Iraqi economy started to grow again as several countries began to ignore UN sanctions. ... As events proved, this did not happen and al-Bakr died in 1982 under mysterious circumstances. ... viewing political disputes and conflict from a military standpoint ...

Disputes of the 1990s. Initial disputes concerning gas debts and non-payment appeared immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. [citation needed] As a result of disputes over non-payments by Ukraine, Russia suspended natural gas exports several times between 1992 and 1994. This led to the illicit diversion of Russian natural gas ...

Expatica is the international community’s online home away from home. A must-read for English-speaking expatriates and internationals across Europe, Expatica provides a tailored local news service and essential information on living, working, and moving to your country of choice. With in-depth features, Expatica brings the international community closer together.

Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range from mandate building in a community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to …

Mid-1990s to 2000s Since the mid-1990s, after the implementation of the "Wet feet, dry feet" policy immigration patterns changed. ... Before the 1980s, all refugees from Cuba were welcomed into the United States as political refugees. This changed in the 1990s so that only Cubans who reach U.S. soil are granted refuge under the "wet foot, dry ...

May 04, 1970 · The Monica Lewinsky scandal began in the late 1990s, when America was rocked by a political sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern in her early 20s.

While the Progress Party dropped out of parliament altogether in 1977, it returned in the following 1981 parliamentary election with four representatives. In this election, the political right in general had a great upturn, which garnered the Progress Party increased support. The ideology of the party was sharpened in the 1980s, and the party officially declared that it was a libertarian …