People should be legally required to reduce their carbon footprint

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High-income countries should compensate low-income countries for irreversible climate damage

Countries should impose carbon tariffs on imports from countries with weaker emissions rules

The United States should reinstate personal sanctions if Venezuela fails to agree a binding election timetable

A Chinese takeover of Taiwan would go against international law

The U.S. has consistently emphasized the importance of democracy

A U.S. military commitment to defend Taiwan would be a form of imperialism

A main goal of U.S. foreign policy is to defend democratic systems and independent states from authoritarian takeovers

The U.S. would likely still purchase goods from Taiwan even if China had taken control of the island in the 1940s

Taiwan's current existence is a result of the U.S. wanting a strategic advantage over China by establishing a capitalist outpost

Following World War II, the U.S. promised to protect its allies from attacks by totalitarian actors attempting to take over their countries

A Chinese takeover of Taiwan would diminish the importance of democracy

Taiwan considers itself to be an independent state

Solar geoengineering should require international approval

Developing countries should be allowed to increase fossil-fuel use to reduce poverty

Mandatory removal of face coverings at demonstrations restricts freedom of assembly

France's retirement system ("pay-as-you-go") is doomed and should be changed

The Supreme Court should supervise an independent audit of India's voter-roll revision

Palestinian elections should include Hamas rather than exclude it

The United States' foreign policy is motivated by its own self-interest

Normalizing US-Cuban relations without lifting sanctions would not benefit US foreign policy