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High-Level Roundtable on AI Strategy with General Secretary Tô Lâm and Vietnam’s Leadership – London, October 28, 2025
On October 28, 2025, at the historic Raffles Hotel London, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) co-organized a high-level strategic event where General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm and senior Vietnamese leaders met with world-renowned strategists and...
BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient Ursula von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
This is an excerpt from the full article published in the AP. Please read it here. The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the...
Japan eyes launch of new dialogue framework on int’l AI regulations
This is an excerpt from the full article published on the Kyodo News website. Please read it here. Japan is considering establishing a new framework for dialogue involving like-minded nations to discuss international regulations on the appropriate use of generative...
Reaping the Whirlwind: Four Pillars Roundup
Last week in Four Pillars, we discussed the Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus and the retaliatory action that Iran promised. And now, that promise has been enacted upon. On April 13, Iran launched waves of drones and missiles headed for Israel....
Statement of the Shinzo Abe Initiative on the Iranian attack on Israel
The Shinzo Abe Initiative condemns the Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend, which has the potential to provoke the crisis in the Middle East even further into a regional war. However, we also urge caution regarding an Israeli response, that their government...
Considerations and decisions in Asia-Pacific; fogs of war in the Middle East: Four Pillars Roundup
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...
Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is delighted to convene a pivotal conference on April 30, 2024, titled "Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity." Hosted at the prestigious Harvard University Loeb House, this event will bring together esteemed thought leaders,...