<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Statecraft Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Future Leaders in Governance]]></description><link>https://www.statecraftjournal.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:44:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.statecraftjournal.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Decline of Democratic Norms in the United States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Examining political participation, executive forbearance and mutual toleration in the United States, this article asks whether democracy has passed its peak and entered a period of decline.]]></description><link>https://www.statecraftjournal.com/post/the-decline-of-democratic-norms-in-the-united-states</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81565340f3daf10ba45e62</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Government]]></category><category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:06:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6bdd8e_ab9ae290d7264ef9a050e006ee5090a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria Bykova</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[State-Funded Healthcare &#38; Abortion: Is Exclusion An Infringement of Women's Rights?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a state subsidises the healthcare of its people, but does not subsidise abortions (except when they’re required to protect the health of the mother), is it necessarily infringing on the rights of women? ABSTRACT   This article examines whether a state that subsidises healthcare but excludes abortion from public funding necessarily infringes women’s rights. It argues that, in theory, non-subsidisation does not always amount to a rights violation, because a distinction can be drawn between...]]></description><link>https://www.statecraftjournal.com/post/state-funded-healthcare-abortion-is-exclusion-an-infringement-of-women-s-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d0a3c613d2b0bd579d5c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women's Rights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:17:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6bdd8e_4963750b79684bd8b64846dee341130d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samanvi Godhawale</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>