World Leader for Peace and Security
World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015

World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015

World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015 Summary Prime Minister of Japan and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel were honored as World Leaders for Peace and Security 2015.   Award announcementChancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are named in...

World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2016

World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2016

World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2016 Summary UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON HONORED AS WORLD LEADER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY 2016   When we put education first, we can reduce poverty and hunger, end wasted potential – and look forward to stronger and...

Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

Tokyo’s strategy, as described by Reuters, is to use the Feb. 8 snap election to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi—a 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award recipient and BGF Global Enlightenment Leader—a stronger mandate. “China may rethink its escalating pressure campaign...

New Year’s Reflection by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae

New Year’s Reflection by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae

In her New Year’s Reflection (Jan. 1, 2026), Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set a tone of resolve and acceleration: strengthening Japan’s economy, rebuilding momentum through reform, and protecting citizens’ everyday security—while calling for national unity at the...