Date: March 30, 2025 Location: Tokyo, Japan Organizers: Boston Global Forum (BGF) & The Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security I. Rationale and Background Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the preeminent architect of the modern Indo-Pacific. By...
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How Will Takaichi Emulate Her Political Role Models, Thatcher and Abe?
As analyzed by The Japan News by Yomiuri Shimbun, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is consciously shaping her leadership through the combined legacies of Margaret Thatcher and Shinzo Abe—two leaders defined by resolve, strategic clarity, and moral conviction. From...
Co-founder of AIWS City and co-chair of NGIC, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga – “On Russia invading Ukraine”
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga February 24, 2022 Our worst fears have become reality and every faint hope for peace we might still have had has been brutally dashed at 5 am on 24 Wednesday 2022. Ukraine, an independent, sovereign nation, long encircled by enemy troops,...
Press statement by World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020 recipient, President von der Leyen, on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
24 February 2022 Early this morning, Russian troops invaded Ukraine, a free and sovereign country. Once again, in the centre of Europe, innocent women, men and children are dying or fear for their lives. We condemn this barbaric attack, and the cynical arguments to...
Digital Treasure of AIWS City: AIWS at Club de Madrid Policy Dialog 2019 “Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy”
At the Policy Dialog 2019 “Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy organized by World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid”, Boston Global Forum organized a ceremony to present the World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2019 to President of Club de Madrid,...
Statement of Boston Global Forum on Russia and Ukraine
Boston, 02/20/2022 We, the Boston Global Forum (BGF), an organization dedicated to promoting a more peaceful world through its World Leader for Peace and Security Award (its recipients have been Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General...
Treasure of AIWS City: Speech of President Ursula von der Leyen on Global Cybersecurity Day 2020
The President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented a special speech to receive World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020. In this speech, she highlighted: “It is such an honour to be here with you today. At the Michael Dukakis Institute for...
Governor Michael Dukakis and Recipients of World Leaders for Peace and Security Award call to avoid war between Russia and Ukraine
On Boston,12/02/2022, Governor Michael Dukakis Co-founder and Chairman of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), Chairman of the Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI) and Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-founder and CEO of BGF, Director of MDI send the letter to leaders who honored World Leader...