Japan’s February 8, 2026 snap election delivered a major victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), strengthening Tokyo’s political mandate as Japan faces intensifying strategic competition and rapid technological disruption...
In early February 2026, Japan secured the two most critical components of the AI Age: the raw minerals and the high-end processing power. Within the AI World Society (AIWS) framework, these are seen not just as economic assets, but as the foundational infrastructure...
For years, the first response to new symptoms was “Dr. Google.” Now many people ask LLMs instead—and OpenAI says 230 million users submit health-related questions to ChatGPT each week. That surge is the backdrop for ChatGPT Health, a new product experience meant to...
Elon Musk’s "Davos 2026 Prediction"—that AI will surpass human intelligence by 2027—acts as a "warp speed" catalyst for the AI World Society (AIWS) strategic models. If AI is smarter than any individual human, the window for creating a "Social Contract" for AI closes...
At the India–EU summit in New Delhi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—a 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient—and European Council President António Costa underscored a renewed push to conclude the long-negotiated EU–India free...
“I have tremendous respect for both the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark, tremendous respect. But every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory. And the fact is, no nation, or group of nations, is in any position to be able to...
A recent reflection revisits the remarkable friendship between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnamese Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh—and the enduring idea they shared: building a “beloved community” rooted in peace, nonviolence, justice, and human dignity. The article...
HANOI — January 16, 2026 — Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, and a 2022 World Leader in AIWS Award recipient, was formally recognized as “Humanity’s Quintessence Laureate 2026” at a...