(Boston, Oct 17, 2015) - Bill Hayton, author of The South China Sea: the struggle for power in Asia (Yale, 2014), made his keynote speech about the South China Sea issue on Boston Global Forum's conference "Dangerous Situation and Solutions for Peace and Security in...
(Cambridge, October 20, 2015) – In recent conference on South China Sea disputes held at Harvard Faculty Club on October 16, Boston Global Forum has just proposed an initiative solution to keep peace and security in the South China Sea: establishment of the Pacific...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a popular concept among corporations in the past few decades, as firms wish to convey to the public their commitment to various environmental and social causes, as well as the ethical treatment of workers. Still,...
As supply chains stretch around the globe, scrutiny of working conditions in distant factories has increased. But international labor standards often depend on corporations engaging in “private voluntary regulation,” and even when such standards are adhered to,...
The Bangladesh factory collapse has extorted suggestions and analysis from experts in various fields. But few examine the issue through an empirical lens. Brown University Professor (currently at MIT’s Political Science Department) Richard M Locke’s latest book The...
(In)Famous for the Rana Plaza Factory collapse, its struggling economy and poverty, Bangladesh’s worthwhile successes have escaped most of public knowledge until recently. PBS reports on BRAC, formerly, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee , the world’s largest...
The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013 that killed over 1,000 people is a clarion call about the urgent need to improve safety standards for garment workers in developing countries. Government interventions, coupled with urgent recommendations, are...
Governor Michael Dukakis shares his thought on the launch of The Boston Global Forum. "Hi, I’m Mike Dukakis. I’m sure I don’t have to remind you that the world faces many challenges, even as we get closer and closer to the day when force can be ruled out as a means of...