The only system that fits the bill is the Borda count, proposed by Jean-Charles de Borda in 1770 to elect members to the Academy of Sciences in Paris.

ECONOMIST: The mathematics of voting

If other countries can use the American system to apply pressure on Members of Congress and the executive branch - and even further their agendas by helping elect or defeat candidates and incumbents - then is the United States not compelled to do the same around the world to promote its own interests?

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy