The Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security is rooted in the principles articulated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that emphasized the need to for peace and security, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, against rising authoritarian and revanchist powers, and for the rule of law and the rules-based order to be preserved with connecting democracies against these authoritarian threats.
To achieve this vision, Abe introduced the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy, aiming to promote and preserve the freedom of navigation and the rule of law across. This strategy seeks to foster a stable and democratic regional order that benefits all nations in the Indo-Pacific region.
In honor of Abe’s vision, the Boston Global Forum contributes to this initiative by proposing the Four Pillars: a grouping of the US, EU-UK, Japan, and India. This coalition aims to strengthen the four pillars for peace and security in the region:
Multilateral Cooperation: The Four Pillars would cooperate on various security and economic issues in order to better counter China and Russia, examples being joint defense development programs or through deepening trade ties, rather than conduct policy alone and thus more ineffective.
Human Security: Addressing transnational challenges such as terrorism, climate change, and humanitarian crises through collaborative efforts. The BGF proposed the AI World Society Model for a new democracy.
