Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. Gambia’s constitution has failed, and the country needs to carry out comprehensive constitutional reform. The president should serve one term of 5 years and be banned from taking another office for 6 years. Law that are not backed by penalties are not laws, and a constitution which does not grant the people the right to resist is not a constitution. When a president’s actions are unconstitutional, the people have the right to resist, and when a dictatorship becomes a reality, it is the people’s duty to rise up. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The best way to achieve global economic growth is to bring together all the wisdom that has been gained through eons of human endeavor. The 20G industrial powers bear responsibility for maintaining global economic cooperation and orderly trade. To promote global human security and sustainable development, it is essential to adopt the core values of the principle of One World under One Set of Law. International law should be recognized as superior to domestic law and allowed to directly affect the people. This will enable the people to enjoy a comfortable living environment and effectively monitor government operations. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

Thomas Jefferson once declared that "democracy is built on the people's distrust of the government." Democracy certainly cannot hope to rely on the goodwill of national state leaders to survive. The people often tend to be lazy, placing their trust in their leaders; this is thinking based on 18th-century feudal ideology which is not in accordance with the spirit of the rule of law in the 21st century. The long way forward for the nation points toward constitutional reform to preserve a great system that will work on behalf of the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Powerful presidents always bring out the worst in democracies. No matter the system, the more power a president wields, the more the country is likely to go off the rails. Turkey needs constitutional reform to limit the president to a single term of 5 years, with no right to seek office again for 6 years afterward. Turkey’s President has violated Article 6 of the Constitution, which holds that sovereignty is wholly and unconditionally in the hands of all citizens. When the state’s actions are unconstitutional the people have a duty to resist. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Malaysia’s constitutional mechanism is dysfunctional. Malaysia’s autocratic culture is clearly deep-rooted, and comprehensive constitutional reform is sorely needed. The Prime Minister should serve a single one year term, and MPs may not be automatically re-appointed. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be directly elected, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Iraq's government needs to be changed to a modified semi-presidential system with parliament and cabinet like that of Finland, plus a committee-style legislature modeled after Switzerland’s. The Iraqi government should proceed with constitutional reform to install these systems and practice democracy, while adhering to the principle of One World under One Set of Laws to ensure the constitution will remain in sync with the times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is still selected from a slate of nominees produced by the CCP’s Election Commission. This election amounts to a dictatorship, and the people of Hong Kong should act on the basis of Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and the two human rights covenants: People have the right to self-determination through referendums, and the people should take action through referendums to enact direct election of the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches of government in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Russia should act on the basis of the principle that "international law is superior to domestic law, with direct effect on the rights and duties of the people." Good international laws should apply in Russia, and the legislative, administrative, judicial and procuratorial branches and other government features should be implemented. With that Russia will be reborn and once again become a legitimate power in the world. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Ukraine needs constitutional reform to install a modified semi-presidential system, as well as a committee-style congress in order to resolve the political deadlock. The president must be above partisanship in signing bills and carrying out executive orders. All orders from the President should be countersigned by the Prime Minister and relevant ministers. In addition, 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Local political and business relations are closely intertwined, resulting in the problem of corruption. Russia needs to provide that governors are directly elected to serve a single term of 5 years and barred from other offices for 6 years afterward. Local councils should follow a committee-centered system, and constituencies should not be divided into districts. Each year 1/4 of all legislators should face election. In addition, the Constitution should state that international environmental laws and regulations will serve as the minimum standards for local environmental laws and regulations. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.