On the Trump–Putin Meeting in Alaska (Aug 15, 2025) and the Upcoming Trump–Zelensky Meeting in Washington (Aug 18, 2025) Boston, August 17, 2025 The Boston Global Forum (BGF) recognizes the significance of recent high-level diplomacy between U.S. President Donald...
Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the bitter lessons from the era of Japanese militarism....
At BGF-G7 Summit Conference on April 25, Prof. Thomas Patterson (Harvard University) announced Distinguished Innovation Leaders in the first year of Distinguished Innovation Leader Program. This program was announced on February 18, 2018 by the Michael Dukakis...
According to the BGF-G7 Summit Report 2018, all seven layers of the AIWS Model to build Next Generation Democracy will be completed by February 20, 2020. The final Model is expected to be applied in several areas: AIWS International Court, AIWS University, AIWS...
On April 23, 2018, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung - Ministry of Planning and Investment in Vietnam visited the Michael Dukakis Institute to participate in Roundtable: “AI World Society and AI Economic Strategy for Vietnam”. AI exists in all aspects of modern life, affecting...
On June 4, the Michael Dukakis Institute and the Boston Global Forum will hold a Roundtable Discussion with the host Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of MDI and BGF calling for world leaders to create an AI Peace Treaty. This is separate from the AI World Society...
While in the U.S. to meet with President Trump, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spoke about North Korea's announcement that it has stopped its nuclear weapons tests, declaring the news to be "forward motion" but warning that this does not guarantee peace in the region. "But...