On November 25, 2024, at the Boston Global Forum (BGF) event held at Harvard University's Loeb House—which featured the Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the "AI World Society (AIWS) - New...
Acceptance Speech by French President Emmanuel Macron for the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
November 25, 2024 My dear friends, I am happy and proud to receive, on behalf of France, your annual award for Peace and Security. I wanted to take the time to tell you this warmly, through this message read aloud—this oral reading remains, in these times of...
Role of Four Pillars in Building AI World Society (AIWS)
The recent signing of the first international AI treaty by key global powers, including the US, Britain, and the EU, underscores the transformative role of the Four Pillars in establishing AI World Society (AIWS). This monumental moment was anticipated during the Club...
Indian Prime Minister Modi meets Mrs. Abe
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...
Leaders of Khanh Hoa Province Meet with Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and Boston Global Forum
On the afternoon of September 4, Mr. Le Huu Hoang, Standing Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam, held a meeting with Mr. Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition at the Wilson Center, and Mr. Nguyen Anh...
The Pillars’ domestic frictions: Four Pillars mini
Outside of international collaboration between states, the Pillars also have to manage and navigate their own internal frictions and affairs. Let us take a look at the handful of discourses plaguing the Pillars domestically: How NAFTA Broke American Politics [New York...
Nguyen Anh Tuan on KTV about Nha Trang Spark Initiative
BGF CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan to Highlight Nha Trang Spark on Vietnam National Day 2024 On Vietnam National Day, September 2, 2024, at 4:00 pm Vietnam time, Boston Global Forum (BGF) CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan and Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for...
The legacy of Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient: Indo-Pacific, and Japan’s strategy for navigating an uncertain U.S. election
With the election of Trump in November 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, proactively engaged with his administration to help contribute to shaping its decisions rather than being shaped by them. At the...