Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on a four-day visit to Malaysia and Indonesia ending Jan 12, sought to deepen military, economic and energy security ties as China’s influence in South-east Asia loomed large. The significance that he chose these countries as...
On November 25, 2024, at Harvard University Loeb House, the Honorable Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Member of the BGF Board of Thinkers, and an enthusiastic leader of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and...
The "Shinzo Abe 70th Memorial Event" will be held on September 20, 2024, organized by the "Taiwan Shinzo Abe Friends Association." This event is a tribute to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, commemorating his lifelong friendship and support for Taiwan. A highlight...
On September 6, 2024, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met with Mrs. Abe, wife of former Japanese Prime Minister, Late Shinzo Abe. During the meeting, Shri Modi fondly recalled his close personal friendship with the late Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and...
On January 20, 2023, Boston Global Forum announced that Yasuhide Nakayama has been named the coordinator of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security. The Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security is an initiative which focuses on promoting peace and...
From August 9, 2022, the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security will start High Level Dialogues for solutions for peace and security in the Age of Global Enlightenment. Boston Global Forum leaders such as Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan,...
Following the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, many have contacted the Boston Global Forum to confirm their contributions to the Shinzo Abe Initiative. From August 8, 2022 (one month after his assassination), this Abe Hall will start to operate. Former...
Roger B. Porter The stunning, senseless death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by an assassins’ bullet in Nara illuminates the vulnerability of political leaders. Abe’s legacy reminds us of the powerful influence of quiet diplomacy and of how one...