The United States has been working to codify the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative that focuses on six strategic pillars: improving AI innovation, advancing trustworthy AI, creating new education and training opportunities through AI, improving existing...
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...
Poll suggests Australians see U.S. Asia-Pacific power waning
(June 13th, 2016) A poll of Australians suggest that most believe that China has become the most influential nation in the Asia-Pacific region and that more want stronger ties with the rising superpower than with the U.S., The Guardian reported. Enthusiasm for a...
Japan, India, U.S. set naval exercises off Okinawa
(June 13th, 2016) In the context of China’s repeated incursions into Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea and attempts to dominate the South China Sea by military force, Japan, India and the United States will hold major trilateral naval exercises off the...
Russia continuing buildup on its western border
(June 13th, 2016) An increasingly militaristic and aggressive Russia is building new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its western frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO. At the same time the NATO alliance is staging major military exercises and...
Hackers get into Mitsubishi car
(June 13th, 2016) The Guardian reports that team of security researchers are calling on Mitsubishi to recall at least 100,000 Outlander hybrid cars after exposing a security breach that let “the hackers to remotely turn off the car’s alarm system, control the lights...
France stages terror scenes to prepare for football series
(June 13th, 2016) French security forces have been staging scary simulated terror scenes to train for the European football championships, which start June 10. At least 30 “doomsday’’ scenarios staged by police and emergency services have been held across France in...
Facebook chief’s Twitter, Pinterest accounts reportedly hacked
(June 13th, 2016) In what has caused some chuckling, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts have been resecured, after media reports that the social-media mogul's sites had been hacked. VentureBeat said that Mr. Zuckerberg's Twitter...