Very much possible. I have seen the names you mention but I’ve got no idea what either are famous for.

If I had to guess I’d say porn star and binge drinking.

Trust by who? Europe? China? US citizens?

For Europe we will probably go back to normal trade relationship after a few terms without a MAGA.

European defense will prioritise domestic spending, which was probably the intention because we can then sell you bombs if you end up in a conflict with China.

European IT spending will also favour domestic stuff instead of American companies for a very long time, but without any upside like the arms industry.

The region is still very important from a geopolitical standpoint. As last months oil prices have shown.

Israel don’t have (m)any friends in the region. They are a reasonably stable democracy. This makes them a dependable ally. What would happen if there was a revolution in Saudi Arabia for example? Probably something similar to Iran 1979.

So having Israel as an ally is a huge multiplier in power projection in the region.

Why do you need to project power when it’s so expensive? It’s sort of what superpowers do. Meddle in the affairs of smaller countries to further their own goals. If not the US then Russia or China.

They did not stay out of war by not being armed, rather the opposite. A mountainous country with a large army would be very difficult to invade in the first place and then very costly to control.

The Swiss have managed to stay out of wars for a very long time and are famously neutral.

My guess? At some point an actor on stage had to show the audience that the character really need to pee. Whatever movement they did evolved to the dance we have now over generations. We don’t do it because it helps but because it’s what you’re supposed to do.

I’d be surprised if it was consistent across cultures. I’d not be surprised if someone had done research on this.

Iran blocked it for any ship that did not pay a toll to iran. US is blocking it for every ship that did pay the toll.

If you’re depressed I suggest turning off the news. Won’t cure it but I don’t think it’s a source of happiness to you.

Maybe but probably not. There are usually fairly comprehensive regulations about what you’re allowed to do with human remains.

Local environmental regulations where I live make it illegal to set fire to a wood boat too because they are treated with chemicals that makes them water proof and rot resistant.

I know because I’ve considered a viking style funeral too, but in the end I’m dead and won’t care. so why go thorough the legal trouble when I’m alive?

The question itself is fine but the presumption in the question that there exists no people with different faith or opinion, or that they are not worth asking rubbed me the wrong way.

Random intervals, pitches, amplitudes: essentially white noise? If I start generating it on my computer now I’d not count on it happening in my lifetime.

Would you buy burgers from burger king if they sponsored people yelling outside abortion clinics?

Sponsoing protests would be a great way to lose half your customers. You won’t make up for it by selling more burgers to the protesters sympathisers.

What measurement are you interested in?

HDI is worse than most other former Soviet States, the exceptions are mainly landlocked countries in Central asia. GINI is even worse than HDI.

Russian arms industry has taken a reputation hit, from being the goto for anyone not keen on US weapons to air defense from wish.

He has managed to stay in power for a long time so in that sense he is good at politics.

If a lot of people suddenly stopped consuming anything there would be a drop in price. The producers don’t have time to adapt.

One person per day for a year stopping consuming something will make no difference.

A large percent of the population consuming less may make it more expensive.

When it comes to agriculture it’s harder to predict. Not all land is suitable for soy beans and not all land is suitable for cattle.

You don’t specify where in the world you mean. I’ve got 15 minutes to spare on the toilet so I’ll just answer for some place:

In Sweden they proposed recovation of granted licenses and a forced buyback of AR-15. They had to change it to a voluntary buyback. I belive the justice department said it would most likely be found unconstitutional.

Generally civilian legal weapons are not used in crime, organised or not. They are also not stolen and then used in any significant numbers. It’s simply easier and cheaper to buy already illegal guns (or bombs, they are the latest fashion in the current gang wars).

Over all it turned out as political showing of “we do something about the problem” that did nothing about the problem and would not have done anything about the problem.

UN: USA along with a few other countries have a veto. Anything they don’t like they can say no to and it will not pass. I’m not sure how you think you’d be kicked out.

NATO: has no provision for kicking out a member. The worst you can do and that can be done in return is that when article 5 is invoked US (or other allies) offer 3 copies of the book “the art of the deal” (other allies would offer the US how to win friends and influence people).

Are you old enough to remember the Iraq war in 2003 and the general sentiment among other western countries back then?

The breeds I’ve owned i can tell from shape and size. Other breeds I’d have to see what gear they are packing.

Generally anything that requires a masters degree or higher.

Bit weird but none of my business.

Why are you so dead set on learning something you find boring?

Learning to do things you don’t find fun is useful for actually doing the boring chores as an adult. But I get the feeling you did enough of that at school.

There are tons of things to learn, I’m sure you’ll find one of them fun.

Biggest on the block after the US is China. He has been annoying to them but not shot at them yet.