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...
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, has called for an exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU in a letter to the bloc’s national leaders on irregular migration, citing a deal between Italy...
On September 26, 2022, one day before national funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Boston Global Forum officially launches the website Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security at Abe.AIWS.city. We invite people to pray for Shinzo Abe by sending words,...
Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, a Global Enlightenment Leader, join with other thought leaders in a letter to the Financial Times: “Developing countries must have the data to fight climate crisis.”
Ramu Damodaran, co-chair of UN Centennial Initiative, the first Chief of UN Academic Impact, and a Distinguished Contributor of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment, presented opening remarks at BGF online high-level panel “Peace for the Global...
“Colleges and universities face severe challenges in preserving a secure research environment,” writes Inside Higher Ed, which, in the last two years, along with other news outlets, has “reported a surge in ransomware attacks, causing significant operational and...
The Special Competitive Studies Project released report “Mid-Decade Challenges to National Security” at https://www.scsp.ai/reports/mid-decade-challenges-for-national-competitiveness/ The report outlines the stakes of the U.S.-China technology competition and presents...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 2022 BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, and President of Finland Sauli Niinisto, 2018 BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, discussed the countries' defense cooperation and visa restrictions for...