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In his second inaugural address, following a period of extreme division and civil war, Abraham Lincoln declared, “let us strive on” and “bind up the nation’s wounds.”
The letter accuses the government, controlled by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, of restricting civil liberties and undermining the judiciary.
But Sessions, the first Republican senator to endorse Trump, was enjoying rolling back numerous Obama-era protections in areas like civil rights, and refused to resign.
America’s European settlers committed a two-century-long genocide against the native inhabitants, and established a slave economy so deeply entrenched that only a devastating civil war ended it.
We don’t need to fight another civil war to agree on an amicable and limited move to much looser linkages across the states.
If that happens, the insurgency will be superseded by a much more dangerous sectarian civil war.
This is where the third element of a liberal order comes into play: civil society.
A vibrant civil society will mobilize when the rule of law is violated, and it can also check the illiberal inclinations of democratic majorities.
The near-universal availability of information makes it much easier than it was in earlier times for the voluntary non-governmental organizations that form civil society to emerge.
To be sure, in some countries, especially my own, Georgia, there was a period of civil war and chaos.
It is this Muslim civil war that is allowing al-Qaeda to gain a larger pool of recruits.
The Soviet Union had repressed or destroyed every vestige of civil society – professional associations, religious groups, charitable societies, the independent media – the types of social organizations that would normally help to limit widespread government corruption.
That changed in the 1980’s, when Central America’s civil wars sent hundreds of thousands of migrants thru Mexico to the US, and then in the 1990’s, when people fleeing violence in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador also began searching for opportunity.
The ironic sequel was that Somalia itself later fragmented in a civil war among its clans and warlord leaders.
With dedicated support from governments, industry, civil society, and multilateral agencies, decentralized renewables can do more than illuminate a continent; they can also put it to work.
Other reforms are expected to improve the performance and effectiveness of the civil service and boost economic competitiveness.
We filed a civil action against the prosecutor, and the judge imposed a fine for every day the information was withheld.
Syria’s Chemical GenieLOS ANGELES – Since Syria’s civil war erupted, its large chemical-weapons arsenal has haunted the conflict zone and beyond.
Worse, they inspire little confidence that the US can deal with future cases in which countries with nuclear assets find themselves in revolt, civil war, or political collapse – and with compromised domestic atomic safeguards risking the spread of nuclear havoc to other regions.
Indeed, if they disappoint, the very principles on which they are based-democracy and civil liberties-will be discredited.
It may be time for civil society to invent new ways of taking action.
It may be time for civil society to act.
Prosecutors, civil and military judges, policemen, National Guard members, security agents, and others who have fabricated criminal charges, abused prisoners, and delayed or denied justice should be included as well.
The PiS government’s decision to cut the pensions of communist-era civil servants has resurrected the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), which now enjoys around 7-10% support.
The danger of civil bloodshed imperils a post-Qaddafi Libya more generally.
Libya stands on the brink of civil war and de facto partition.
He is an outstanding hard-working civil servant and a good reformer.
Created in 2002 as a partnership between governments and civil society, the Global Fund is unique in the way it aims to deliver assistance.
With a strong civil society, a free media, robust political opposition, and an independent judiciary, South Africa is well positioned for a turnaround.
It is widely believed that democracy is indispensable for a dynamic civil society.
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