Fraud,insecurity and the weather all threaten to make next month's run-off elections difficult for one of the world's newest democracies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"We are the world's two largest democracies,". "We have a range of shared values and ideals.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

He has criticized what he sees as the excessive American penchant for foreign military intervention and over-ambitious efforts to re-make other countries as western-style democracies.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"It's a conundrum." says Jonathan Schanzer. He is Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of Hamas vs Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

"I know of few,if any,mature democracies in the world where faced with the threat of violence and violence itself that turnout for the voters would have been higher than it was here Thursday,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

Clifford May at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says he hopes the Obama administration understands the importance of a regional approach, and of trying to encourage India and Pakistan to work together."

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

NATO is an alliance of democracies. And many of its members have had a lot of trouble convincing their parliaments, and their people, to spend money on defense during what seems like a peaceful time in Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

But General McChrystal has warned that more are needed. On the contested outcome of last month's presidential election in Afghanistan, Spanta said voting "irregularities" are not unusual in emerging democracies and that the Independent Electoral Commission and the U.N.-supported Election Complaint Commission are working to address the complaints and recount some of the ballots.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29