Can the KMT Chair’s Mission to China Deliver lasting Peace to Taiwan?
The Chair of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-Wen, departed on 7 April for a six-day visit to China, describing the trip
The Chair of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-Wen, departed on 7 April for a six-day visit to China, describing the trip
When the United Nations Security Council was established in 1945, it was envisioned as the paramount pillar of international peacekeeping. Nearly eight decades later, however, the organization too often experiences
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Mr. Thomas James Rands, Research Officer with the Next Century Foundation, presented an oral statement in the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights
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This article was submitted to the Next Century Foundation by Ayatollah Seyed Salman Safavi, Head of the Safavid Movement of Sufi Islam. Ayatollah Safavi is