Pro-Europe Set to Win in Ukraine Elections
On Sunday, Ukrainians went to the polls to elect a new national parliament, the first time since former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych fled the country after protesters clashed with the police in February of this year.
80,000 Attend Taiwan’s Gay Pride Parade
On Saturday, the 12th annual Gay Pride Parade was held in Taipei as around 80,000 from across the country and Asia participated in one of Asia’s biggest LGBT events.
KANO / 天下嘉農 (KP28)
The movie Kano is about the underdog baseball team from Chiayi Agricultural School becoming the first multicultural team from Taiwan to make it to the Japan national championships in 1931. How can it help us realize who we are?
政治兩極化：史丹佛學術會議，基進側翼
史丹佛民主發展與法治中心在 10/17~18 舉辦年會，主要探討台灣的兩極化政治。大部分與會者都同意台灣的未來還有許多問題仍待解決；「基進側翼」創辦人陳奕齊新一與競選總部辦公室主任顏銘緯對灣區台美人社團的演講。
塑造更好的台灣民主制度
台灣的民主制度還不到崩壞的地步，但離完美也還有一大段差距。良好的選制可以減緩政治人物的分化、增加選民對對代議士的信任、並減少民眾因對政府強烈不滿而走上街頭的衝突。
Polarized Politics in Taiwan: Stanford Conference and Flanc Radical
Stanford’s Taiwan Democracy Program held its annual conference on polarized politics after the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan; founder of Flanc Radical (基進側翼) Shinichi Chen spoke to Taiwanese American audience in Palo Alto.
Same-sex Marriage Laws in Taiwan Debated
On Thursday, Taiwan’s legislature held a public hearing on the issue of same-sex marriage and the adoption rights of same-sex couples; the U.S. announced that it will recognize same-sex marriages from seven new states.
中國，香港，與台灣的法治
台灣與香港有許多人對於中共在法治上的承諾抱持著懷疑的態度，認為中國政府官員只把法律當成鞏固商業利益與限制小市民的工具。在中國的觀點，只有中國共產黨能最終決定哪方利益須被保留。也就是這樣的觀點，使得中國和香港與台灣之間眾多阻礙的原因。
Crafting a Better Democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan’s democracy is not about to fail, but it is also far from perfect. Although electoral reform won’t solve all these problems, it can still make a significant difference—and it’s been done in the recent past.
The Debrief, 10/14/14
This week we look at a Taipei mayoral candidate’s trip to the US, China’s premier’s visit to Germany, yet another food scandal in Taiwan, and an interview with former president Lee Teng-hui.
Rule of Law in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Many factors have contributed to the protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but one fundamental factor leading to frustration on all sides is a difference in the idea of rule of law between China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Leading Taipei Mayor Candidate Ko Wen-je Visits US
On Wednesday, independent Taipei mayoral candidate Dr. Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) began his US tour, visiting San Francisco Bay Area and meeting with academics, students, industry leaders and Taiwanese American supporters.