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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David Silbersweig, Thomas Patterson and Nguyen Anh Tuan inspire the Vietnam AI Forum 2024 with AIWS Natural AI
On January 24, 2024, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, the CEO of Boston Global Forum (BGF), alongside Harvard professors and BGF Board members David Silbersweig and Thomas Patterson, ignited inspiration at the Vietnam AI Forum through the lens of AIWS Natural AI. This initiative,...
Possible ‘no first use’ policy scares U.S. allies
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leaders of some other major U.S. allies are worried about the possible policy of “no first use” of nuclear weapons being considered by the Obama administration. The fear is that such a policy would weaken the ability...
New Apple center another opportunity for Chinese theft?
Despite the increasing difficulties for foreign companies operating in China, Apple Inc. will build its first Asia-Pacific research and development center in the country, Chief Executive Tim Cook said Aug. 14. The pledge comes after China's industry and...
Russian jets use Iran airbase to attack Syrian rebels
Russian airstrikes against, Russia asserts, Islamic State in Syria from an airbase in Iran were the first time in 70 years in which Russian forces have operated on Iranian soil. It's major expansion in the collaboration among the regime of Syrian dictator...
After they defeat ISIS, Iraqi groups might resume fighting each other
The ISIS flag. ISIS is on the run in Iraq, and may fairly soon be defeated, but when and if it is, the various groups who united to fight the murderous group may start fighting each other again. To read The Washington Post story on this, please hit this link....
Russia-N. Korea-Chinese alliance may be pushing Asia/Pacific toward war
Anders Corr, writing in Forbes.com, warns that the aggressive dictatorships of China, Russia and North Korea may be pushing the Asia/Pacific region toward war. Mr. Corr writes: "Official news sources in China have claimed that plans to deploy the Terminal High...
Cannes mayor bans burqinis on beaches
A view toward the beaches of Cannes. Mayor David Lisnard of the famous Riviera resort city of Cannes has banned the wearing of burqinis on its beaches, in an obvious rejection of a Muslim tradition that scares many non-Muslims because of the current link in many...