And now there are America's Christian Zionists to deal with: some have rallied instinctively to a tiny democracy battling terrorism, but many think the creation of Biblical Israel is crucial for Armageddon and redemption.Ignorance rules on all sides.
It has made the transition to a thriving democracy, battled for many years -- most successfully -- against extremists among its ranks, and created a friendly foreign investment climate.
Renegade warlord Ibrahim "IB" Coulibaly, a two-time coup plotter who began the pro-democracy battle for Abidjan, was killed in fighting on Wednesday night.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — State television said Wednesday night that the renegade warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly, a two-time coup plotter who began the pro-democracy battle for Abidjan, died during fighting with onetime allies turned enemies.
STRASBOURG, France — NATO leaders gathered here Friday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of an alliance that deterred the Soviet Union, opened the door to emerging democracies, battled ethnic cleansing and now welcomes the return of France as a full member.
WASHINGTON — As a laboratory of democracy, the battle to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin had all of the messy pieces: a clash of armies on the ground, the influence of a vast amount of money and the broader context of an improving but still sagging economy.
Reagan emphasized that the Constitution did not come because of some golden age, but because free men fought to overcome problems and establish democracy, a battle that continues today.
Drug prohibition in rich countries continues to fail at huge cost for Latin America's democracies, whose battle to enforce the rule of law is contested by powerful drug mobs.
In 2016, Maine voters became the first to approve statewide ranked choice voting, but like many democracy reform battles, it was no easy task convincing the state's political leadership and courts to support this new ballot-casting innovation.
IN A century's time historians may well ponder why it took America so long to win the war on terror, especially given that the world's foremost democracy was battling against opponents who would rather have dragged society back to the Dark Ages.
But nobody knows how long the country can continue its slow stumble toward actual democracy: Pakistan, battling an Islamic insurgency, now faces a constitutional crisis during an economic meltdown coupled with devolving public order, as power-outage protests turn into deadly riots.
