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Acceptance Address Accepting the 2026 World Leader for Peace and Security Award on behalf of The Carter Center and the legacy of President Jimmy Carter

Acceptance Address Accepting the 2026 World Leader for Peace and Security Award on behalf of The Carter Center and the legacy of President Jimmy Carter

JASON CARTER Chairman of the Board, The Carter Center America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age · Loeb House, Harvard University Hosted by the Boston Global Forum and the AI World Society · May 1, 2026 Thank you very much. It is a great honor for me to be here today —...

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...