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,...
Amma, the World Peace and Security Award 2023 recipient, to visit Japan
After the conclusion of her North America trip, including a meeting with BGF leaders in Massachusetts, Amma, the World Peace and Security Award 2023 recipient, will now visit Japan. Below are details of her tour in the country: "Amma will visit #Tokyo, #Japan from...
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Co-founder of AIWS City, writing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine (pt. 2)
Do not believe for a moment that the 24 February full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia is “Putin’s war” and Putin’s war only. Do not imagine that the Russian people are mere innocent by-standers to the systematic attacks against civilian populations and to the...
President von der Leyen: “Ukraine and the European Union have never been closer”
On March 18, 2022, European Commission President von der Leyen, BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020 recipient, spoke at the 8th Cohesion Forum: “Millions of Ukrainians are seeking shelter in the European Union – torn from their families and country by...
Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine – Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “turning point for the world”
Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine Initiative called world leaders, especially BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipients, to consolidate and unite to support Ukraine. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award...
BGF to conduct research on global responsibility attitudes and activities of the business community on the invasion of Ukraine
The Boston Global Forum (BGF), Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI), and Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG) stand by the autonomy, peace, and security of Ukraine, and condemn Russia’s senseless and destructive assault on Ukraine’s territory. In early 2022, we...
Boston Global Forum and LATO to Host Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine Conference
Remaking Ukraine – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment What: The conference will address the situation in Ukraine, and work to provide solutions for Peace, Security, Territory Integrity and Rebuilding Ukraine. At the event, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) will honor...
‘A Madman’s Dream’: Former Latvian President Vike-Freiberga, co-founder of AIWS City, On Putin’s Dangerous Designs On Ukraine
President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007, Vaira Vike-Freiberga was crucial in getting the Baltic country into NATO. In an interview with Vazha Tavberidze of RFE/RL's Georgian Service on the sidelines of the Baltic Defense College's Conference on Russia in Tartu, Estonia,...