Ghana. At the time of independence at had a per capita GDP equivalent to South Korea. Unlike Japan, it continued to be an economic success in the 90's and 00's. Furthermore it is not only now one of the most democratic and liberal countries in Asia along with Japan, it has also delivered political stability not seen in Japan with brief exceptions of some phases such as the prime ministership of Junichiro Koizumi.<span>
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During the early 21st Century the European Union expanded to include numerous eastern European countries of Poland, Lithuania, Hungary etc.
While, this gave the EU larger economic and political power, it also created problems.
The countries in Eastern Europe were on a totally different level of socioeconomic development.
After a few years, the rifts became even more clear with the economic recession, the problem of migrants and the rising right wing political movements in EU countries.
Today, there is a problem of nationalism, which is a threat to the EU, which otherwise works to look beyond nationalism and promotes collectivism.
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Propaganda I’m pretty sure