On November 30, 2024, CNN reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, expressed his desire to work "directly" with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Zelensky is open to Trump's ideas,...
Japan Earmarks Extra $9.9 Billion USD for Chips and AI This Year
Japan is allocating another ¥1.5 trillion ($9.9 billion) to boost its chip and artificial intelligence endeavors, including moonshot foundry project Rapidus. The government’s extra budget for the fiscal year to March sets aside ¥1.05 trillion to develop and research...
BGF and POW Partnership for G20 – Women Leadership in the Age of AI and AIWS
After a successful debut in 2023, Power Of Women (POW) has partnered with G20 Social, W20, and Civil 20 in 2024 to broaden social participation in the G20 forum, with an eye on the role of women and their allies. This year, the 2nd Digital Power Of Women (DPOW)...
President Zelenskyy, 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
This is an excerpt of the article originally published in the AP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of...
AIWS Leadership Program Inspires Young Leaders to Build AI World Society and Indo-Pacific Spark Initiative
The AIWS Leadership Program, held from August 18-22, 2024, at Harvard University Faculty Club, was a resounding success under the guidance of Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson, Co-Founder and Research Director of Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis...
Current events readings, Week 34: Four Pillars mini
In lieu of a full analysis article, here are some interesting issues and topics in the Four Pillars space in the past week, some articles are long-form, some just news worth keeping an eye on: Ukrainian president says the push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a...
AIWS Leadership Program August 2024
The AIWS Leadership Program August 2024 will take place at Harvard University Faculty Club, August 18-22, 2024, led by Harvard professor Thomas Patterson, Co-Founder and Research Director of Boston Global Forum and Michael Dukakis Institute. Other speakers include BGF...
Taiwan honors Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his 70th Memorial Birthday and the book launch of “Memoirs of Abe Shinzo”
The "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" concept, envisioned and advocated by the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, remains one of the most critical strategic frameworks in geopolitics today. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Mr. Abe Shinzo's birth, and the Friends of Abe...