As the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos, much attention will be devoted to the usual suspects: Russia, China, the Middle East, and the eurozone. But other global risks – including protracted war, epidemics, inequality, and environmental disasters – have also come into view.
Jan 28, 2015 Thomas Insel charts progress in combating one of the oldest and most widespread sources of human misery.
Jan 27, 2015 Jean-Marie Guéhenno traces today's extremism and terrorism to the post-Cold War eclipse of politics by market logic.
Jan 27, 2015 Estelle Metayer identifies two blind spots that can cause businesses to be run off the road.
Jan 27, 2015 Gordon Brown calls for the establishment of a permanent fund to keep millions of refugee children in school.
Jan 26, 2015 Beth Brooke-Marciniak urges companies to shift their cultural focus from "diversity" to "inclusiveness."
Jan 26, 2015 Yang Yao assesses Premier Li Keqiang's pledge in Davos to stop the Chinese economy's slide.
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Apr 24, 2024 Ana Palacio
From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.
