Jose Rizal, known as the “Father of the Philippines,” once warned that “Today's slaves often become tomorrow's tyrants – trust in the rule of law rather than the rule of man.” Venezuela's constitution has failed and a complete re-write is imperative. Changes should include adopting a modified semi-presidential system and limiting the president, mayors and other officials to a single 5-year term with no right to run for office for 6 years afterward. In addition, the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Russia has always been a problem maker rather than a problem solver. The US should back Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This will attract China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization, prodding Russia's to opt for democracy, and giving birth to world peace. The world’s democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Terrorism is a global threat, not a simple annoyance that one country can handle by itself. A counter-terrorism coalition is needed, and one step in that path is global participation in legislation. One or two persons from each nation, whether friend or foe, should sit in on lawmaking discussions in each other's legislatures to develop a common program aimed at eradicating terrorism. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Studies of democracy and peace show there have been very few armed conflicts between democratic states. Once China is democratized, there will thus be real hope for lasting peace. The US should support Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform, which will attract China's people to call for democracy and lead to world peace. Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way to permanent peace for China.

Thailand's military is constantly involved in coups and plotting. Troops should be called on to defend the constitution, not to draw it up. A referendum which involves military forces is not a referendum, Thailand needs full constitutional reform that will allow true referendums and elections along the lines of those seen in Switzerland and California respectively. For details, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Human security and sustainable development are two of the UN’s major tasks, and all nations, whether or not they are UN members, should comply with its norms. The solution lies in implementing the core values of One World under One Set of Laws and assigning international law priority over domestic law, with direct bearing on the rights and duties of the people. Citizens should monitor the actions of government to ensure compliance with the UN Charter. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for details.

Democracies worldwide should back Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would attract the 1.4 billion people of China to seek democratization, in turn pressuring North Korea to do the same, and the result would be world peace. Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for details.

Human security is a fundamental human right, and human rights must be held higher than regimes and sovereigns. Constitutions represent the general will of the people, and ensuring human security, including "personal safety", is the most basic and urgent obligation of constitutional guarantors. More specifically, consistent constitutional standards and revision are needed to ensure that laws will be in sync with changing times so the world’s governments will act to protect the people from fear. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The norms of international law should be followed in reaching peaceful settlement of disputes and joint development of the South China Sea. The major powers should take the initiative in sharing of resources and joint efforts to safeguard permanent peace and development, In the Taiwan Strait, the two sides should follow global unity constitutional standards and strive toward a common fate for humankind to ensure permanent peace. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Once a ceasefire is in place in Syria the UN should offer a basic guideline for a constitution that will allow peaceful development for the nation. This should include an organizational structure with the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches. This will help Syria draft a constitution suited for long-term peace and prosperity. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.