Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...
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AI and Cybersecurity at TCU – Charting the Path to Innovation
In a momentous event held on January 18, 2024, the Telecommunication University (TCU) in Nha Trang played host to a seminal seminar on AI and Cybersecurity. The keynote speaker, Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, and Chair of ISpirt (Indian Software Product Industry Round...
Trump’s surprise trip to Mexico angers many there
Donald Trump's surprise visit to Mexico on Aug, 31 to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto outraged many Mexicans. After all, this is the man who has characterized the nation as full of drug traffickers and rapists and has proposed building a wall along the...
P.M. May emphasizes that Brexit is final
British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear on Aug. 31 that her Conservative government would not hold a referendum or otherwise back off on the plan, approved by the electorate for the United Kingdom, for her country to leave the European Union. The...
Brazilian president proclaims innocence
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, at impeachment hearings following corruption charges against her, insisted again on Aug. 29 that she had committed no crime and said she was proud that she'd been "faithful to my commitment to the nation." She has been...
U.S., India tighten de-facto defense alliance
The United States and India agreed Aug 29 to allow the use of each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, part of an initiative to tighten their growing de-facto defense alliance to counter China's growing military aggressiveness,...
U.S., Chinese coast guards conducted joint operations
In a rare show of cooperation between the two superpowers, the U.S. Coast Guard conducted joint operations in the Pacific with its Chinese counterpart this summer, part of annual patrols to deter illegal fishing. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the USCG Mellon...
Bolivia miners kill high government official
In the foothills of the Andes in Bolivia. On Aug. 26, Bolivian miners lifted their roadblock where violent protests had taken place this week. This came a day after miners murdered Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes. President Evo Morales called it a...