The individuals who are considered to be idealists are the people who do not take practical things in their mind. They are more guided more by ideals and the values that they imbibe.
On the other hand, the people who are practical reformers are the people who give more importance to practical things in life. There fore they make changes in the society according to the practical experiences that they see in life.
People believe that Police officers will use unnecessary amounts of violence. Police officers already have that stereotype that they hurt people instead of help people.
After the collapse it become a "democratic" nation so US saw it as less of a enemy. Also, it become a lot weaker so it wasn't as big of a rival or threat to the USA. Allowing it to trade and work together on major projects.
