The Boston Global Forum (BGF) has announced the promotion of former Japanese State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama to the position of Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Japan and Taiwan. BGF Co-chair and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan sent an appointment letter...
EU and UK Leaders Agree to Enhance Strategic Cooperation Amid Global Challenges
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer agreed to strengthen the relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom. In a joint statement, they emphasized the importance of...
The legacy of Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient: Indo-Pacific, and Japan’s strategy for navigating an uncertain U.S. election
With the election of Trump in November 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, proactively engaged with his administration to help contribute to shaping its decisions rather than being shaped by them. At the...
Mark Kennedy Visits Vietnam to Strengthen Indo-Pacific Economic Ties
Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and a member of Boston Global Forum’s Board of Thinkers, will visit Vietnam from August 31 to September 7, 2024. The purpose of the visit is to gain deep insights into Vietnam’s...
Incursion in Kursk and hidden wars elsewhere: Four Pillars week
While Ukraine fights on and continues making small gains in its incursion into Kursk Oblast against Russia, this offensive has revealed many topics of interests for the Four Pillars: Ukraine keeps crossing Russia’s red lines. Putin keeps blinking. [Washington Post]...
BGF and POW Partnership for G20 – Women Leadership in the Age of AI and AIWS
After a successful debut in 2023, Power Of Women (POW) has partnered with G20 Social, W20, and Civil 20 in 2024 to broaden social participation in the G20 forum, with an eye on the role of women and their allies. This year, the 2nd Digital Power Of Women (DPOW)...
President Zelenskyy, 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
This is an excerpt of the article originally published in the AP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of...
AIWS Leadership Program Inspires Young Leaders to Build AI World Society and Indo-Pacific Spark Initiative
The AIWS Leadership Program, held from August 18-22, 2024, at Harvard University Faculty Club, was a resounding success under the guidance of Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson, Co-Founder and Research Director of Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis...