Sovereignty, traditionally, means independence in domestic and foreign affairs, but today's global trade reduces countries to being sovereign only in theory, not in practice.
Whenever a new individual comes to power in China or North Korea, the recognition of their govts is never questioned despite the absence of democratic legitimacy.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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