The U.S. and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting a "deal" to reduce the U.S. trade deficit, while Chinese officials said the sides had reached "important consensus" and agreed to launch another new economic...
Finance shapes the world. The only question is: in which direction? Every investment decision, every capital allocation is a political act. In 2025, amid accelerating climate, social, and geopolitical crises, continuing to finance without ethics is not just...
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...
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...
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...
Alondra Nelson, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and the 2024 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient, spoke at the Black Women & Allies in Tech for Harris Zoom call on August 18, 2024. Dr. Nelson had served as Deputy Assistant to...
Despite all the reporting of Ukraine’s shortages in munitions and manpower, the besieged country continues to create surprises on the battlefield. Rather than just continue duking it out on the static fronts in the south and east of Ukraine, they have opted for an...
On September 2, 2024, Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center's Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, and Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of Boston Global Forum, will co-moderate a Roundtable of the Indo-Pacific Spark Initiative. Titled "Indo-Pacific for Peace, Love,...