(BGF) – On August 4, 2014, Boston Global Forum organized an online conference in recognition of the 100 WWI and addressed strategies to improve tensions in the Pacific.
Aug 4, 2014 | By Dick Pirozzolo
(Photo: Prof. Richard Rosecrance (l), Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and Prof Joseph Nye took part with delegates from around the world.)
Boston Global Forum today addressed the United States continuing role in the Pacific in the face of mounting tensions between China, Japan and Vietnam.
Michael Dukakis and Joseph Nye moderated the discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge with delegates from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Washington D.C., London and Tokyo participating by online video links.
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war against Germany, the talks began with a review of lessons to be learned from so-called inevitable wars followed by strategies to improve current relations among Asia-Pacific nations and how to avoid having disputed territories in the Pacific become flash points
Boston Global Forum brings together international thought leaders into an open forum to address issues that affect the world at large and to serve as an inspirational role model for global collaboration. Its mission is to identify, discuss, and propose meaningful, creative, and practical solutions to profound and pressing societal issues.
Boston Global Forum was founded two years ago by former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, chairman, and Distinguished Professor JD at Harvard University; John Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard Kennedy School; and Nguyen Anh Tuan, Editor-in-Chief, Boston Global Forum and the Founder and Chairman of VietnamNet Media Group and VietNet, the first Internet Service Provider in Vietnam.
The Forum has already had a positive impact on improving working conditions Asia’s manufacturing centers as part of its 2013 initiatives.
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Dick Pirozzolo is the founder and managing director of Pirozzolo Company Public Relations; and is a member of Boston Global Forum’s Editorial Board.