First, Washington needs to start taking AGI seriously. The potential risks are too great to ignore. Even in a good scenario, AGI could upend economies and displace millions of jobs, requiring society to adapt. In a bad scenario, AGI could become uncontrollable....
Shinzo Abe’s vision for realizing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
In his final written message dated June 10, 2022, less than a month before his assassination, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, articulated a strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region. Abe emphasized the...
A week of small developments: Roundup on Four Pillars
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...
Amma at the House of Honor, AIWS City
The Boston Global Forum announces its upcoming celebration on October 3, 2023, where we will bestow the prestigious World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2023 upon the Esteemed humanitarian and spiritual leader, Amma. This ceremony will not only honor her...
The Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Amma’s organization exists to help alleviate the burden of the poor through helping to meet each of their five basic needs—food, shelter, healthcare, education, and livelihood—wherever and whenever possible. MAM is especially focused on helping to meet these needs in...
Honor Esteemed Spiritual Leader Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) with 2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) Honor Esteemed Spiritual Leader Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) with 2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Celebrating Amma's Legacy, Spiritual Values, and...
G20 Summit and Biden visit Vietnam: A roundup on the Four Pillars
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...
Four Pillars for World Peace and Security: USA, Japan, EU-UK, and India
The Concept of the 'Four Pillars for Peace and Security' first gained prominence during the Riga Conference 2021, as promulgated by the BGF, as a way to connect the four leading democracies in the world. At the C20-G20 Summit in India in 2023, BGF's CEO, Nguyen Anh...