The House of Assembly of South Australian and the House of Representatives of Illinois have established a legislative friendship based on promoting the fundamental human right of a representative government. Both chambers passed nearly identical resolutions recognizing each body as devoted to the rule of law and representing the diverse views of its residents in…

The State of Israel, a democracy of 9 million founded in 1948 for primarily Jewish people, has extraordinary deep relationships with American states. There are many congratulatory resolutions recognizing the State of Israel like 2025-K509 in New York State that notes “In its 77 years of statehood, Israel has established a modern parliamentary democracy and…

The democratic island of Taiwan is under threat from Republic of China. The 25 million people who live in Taiwan and elect their legislature are under a threat of reunification with China, similar to what happened in Hong Kong where the freely-elected legislature was dismantled and political freedoms largely disappeared. Many American states have passed…