Reproduction of violence in Bangkalan Madura often occurs; this is influenced by carok culture, which is passed down from generation to generation. Carok is one of the acts of violence that has become cultural and rooted in the community of Bangkalan, Madura. Carok's actions were taken in defending his pride, the way to solve the problem that led to this act of violence positively affected the character and attitude of the young generation of Bangkalan. This study examines the effect of reproduction of violence inherited from today's young generation, what must be done to stop the reproduction of this violence. The method used is a survey and interview with youth in Bangkalan, Madura. The results of this study indicate that the Carok tradition still influences the younger generation in Bangkalan Madura, this is because of the high value of self-esteem and the encouragement of the social environment of the Bangkalan Madura community. The act of violence in the form of carok often gets support from the social environment, and this is what then triggers the aggressive and temporal attitude of the Madurese community. In some cases of carok, what happens is always triggered by the same motives, namely, wife's honour, self-esteem and revenge.

One Belt One Road (OBOR) is a development strategy proposed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping focusing on connectivity and cooperation among countries in Eurasia. OBOR revives silk road which covers strategic areas that crossing Asia, Africa, and Europe. OBOR is designed for trade purposes that can multiply trade profits with a multiplier effect. This development strategy is carried out by China as a manifestation of China's determination to take a greater role in global development and create a trade network that will be based in China. In a global scene, OBOR is China's real action in promoting trade, establishing unilateral liberalization, free trade agreement, and new international organization. Those actions are relevant to the principle of

Regional head elections are part of the implementation of a democracy which is essentially indicated by political participation. The political elite at the central government also influences political competition in the regions. Every regional head election has to have a recommendation letter from the central board of the political party. The recommendation letter is a requirement for candidates for regent or mayor who will register to the General Election Commission (KPU). The general elections for regional heads are carried out to meet the demands of the community to elect their regional leaders directly with the spirit of democracy. Political elites often misuse democracy in pursuing power for personal or group interests so that a single candidate appears in the regional head elections. This study analyzes the relationship between the political elites and a single candidate using qualitative methods with descriptive analysis based on credible data sources. The results of this study stated that the political elite manipulate a significant role in gathering all-party support with a separate agreement so that a single candidate emerged in the regional head elections. This study concludes that the existence of a single candidate in the regional head elections results in a degradation in the democracy in Indonesia.

The euphoria of the regional and the national leadership change resulted in youth leadership: the recruitment of regional leaders through local elections became the entrance for all elements to run for office. They were elected to be the leaders of their region, and this also included the youth taking part in the election of regional heads through political elections. It was noted that there were two regional heads and one deputy regional head elected at the age of less than 30 years: Makmun Ibnu Fuad in Bangkalan, M Syaharial in Tanjung Balai, and M. Nurul Arifin in Trenggalek. Youth leaders becoming regional heads is an important emerging trend and has become an alternative for managing the nation and the state better. The Bangkalan region is led by Makmun Ibnu Fuad, a 26-year-old man officially appointed in 2013 when he won the election in the same year. Policies related to the millennial generation, the realization of youth leadership in Bangkalan, and strengthening local wisdom in millennials amidst the flow of information society will be explored in this research. The research also seeks to identify the challenges and expectations of the community toward youth leadership. Scientific recommendations are absolutely necessary in evaluating youth leadership and establishing a benchmark for the phenomenon of the presence of youth leaders, a topic that has received little attention from academics.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was initiated by Xi Jinping after being elected as the president of China in 2012. BRI connects Asia, Africa, and Europe based on shared-destiny to created trade routes integrates main centers of economic vitality. This project gave benefit for all participating countries, such as providing help for poorer regions. Even China created a financial system that supports this project, called The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and The New Development Bank (NDB). China's efforts to expand its influence in the world are similar to US efforts in the 19th century, known as Manifest Destiny. Americans believed that the US is destined to expand the territories westward approaching Pacific Ocean and spreading democracy. This effort is also highly related to their belief that the US is a City upon a Hill. There was some belief that the US becomes a great country that leads other nations in the world. The focus of this paper is two American beliefs in the context of China's effort to increasing its economic and military power in the world by reactivating the Silk route. The author uses the concept of Tianxia as City upon a Hill and Manifest Destiny in Chinese version in analyzing China's measures to increase its strength on an international level. The author will further analyze how these beliefs being adopted by Chinese government in realizing its dream of regaining the glory of managing silk-road, making it the new silk-road. Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), New Silk Route, Manifest Destiny, City upon a Hill, Tianxia