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Thomas J. Basile (born October 22, 1975 [1]) is an American businessman, political commentator, and Republican politician in New York. He served in the George W. Bush administration in various capacities, including in Iraq , and was the executive director of the New York Republican Party from 2009–2011.
Norsemen had explored the eastern coast of North America as early as the 11th century, though they created no lasting settlements. Later, a Swedish colony briefly existed on the Delaware River during the 17th century. The vast majority of Americans of Nordic or Scandinavian ancestry, however, are descended from immigrants of the 19th century.
The European balance of power is a tenet in international relations that no single power should be allowed to achieve hegemony over a substantial part of Europe. During much of the Modern Age, the balance was achieved by having a small number of ever-changing alliances contending for power, [1] which culminated in the World Wars of the early 20th century.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. List of great powers from the early modern period to the post-Cold War era Great powers are often recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council. A great power is a nation, state or empire that, through its economic, political and military strength ...
The Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) is a statistical measure of national power created by J. David Singer for the Correlates of War project in 1963. It uses an average of percentages of world totals in six different components.
'Someone who was special' Harris, 59, and Pelosi, 84, come from different political generations, but both have bridged San Francisco’s long activist tradition and its old-school local Democratic ...
Country of Curaçao CUW Dutch: Curaçao — Land Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou — Pais Kòrsou: Willemstad: 190,338 276 km 2 (107 sq mi) Netherlands Antillean guilder Netherlands: Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Federal Dependencies VE-W Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela: Gran Roque: 2,155 342 km 2 (132 sq mi ...
America's top tax rate of 37% might seem high, but when it comes to tax revenue as a percentage of a country's GDP, there are plenty of other countries with a higher tax burden than the United States.