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Direct from Davos

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With emerging economies slowing, developed countries' middle classes being squeezed like never before, and policymakers seemingly incapable of coordinating meaningful solutions to global challenges, participants at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos have a full agenda. Read what they have to say about global finance, development, technology, and growing inequality worldwide.

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  1. The Road to Car Safety

    The Road to Car Safety

    Jan 28, 2014 Carlos Ghosn describes what is needed to improve automobiles' safety, sustainability, and affordability.

  2. The Decline of Upward Mobility

    The Decline of Upward Mobility

    Jan 24, 2014 Richard Haass cautions against responses to growing inequality that merely shift wealth, rather than creating it.

  3. The Zero-Emissions Imperative
    pa3354c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The Zero-Emissions Imperative

    Jan 24, 2014 Angel Gurría says that nothing short of a post-carbon economy by the second half of this century can stop catastrophic climate change.

  4. Rethinking Pharmaceutical Business Models

    Rethinking Pharmaceutical Business Models

    Jan 23, 2014 Joseph Jimenez describes how drug companies can meet the world's dramatically changing health-care needs.

  5. Japan’s New Dawn

    Japan’s New Dawn

    Jan 23, 2014 Abe Shinzō links economic recovery in Japan to improved prospects for global peace and prosperity.

  6. Europe’s Top-Down Myopia

    Europe’s Top-Down Myopia

    Jan 22, 2014 Katinka Barysch argues that the European Union's top-down approach to institutional reform seeks to solve problems that have largely been addressed already.

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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

  2. arezki19_MARCO LONGARIAFP via Getty Images_senegalelection Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
  3. disparte5_ Kevin DietschGetty Images_FSOC Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte

    To maintain its position as a global rule-maker and avoid becoming a rule-taker, the United States must use the coming year to promote clarity and confidence in the digital-asset market. The US faces three potential paths to maintaining its competitive edge in crypto: regulation, legislation, and designation.

    urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
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    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
  5. okonjoiweala27_GIUSEPPE CACACEAFP via Getty Images_WTO13ministerialconference Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
  6. bloomberg7_Chris HondrosGetty Images_UScaloriesmenu Chris Hondros/Getty Images

    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
  7. roach163_ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_mikegallagher Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
  8. kabubomariara2_Gerald AndersonAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_motherkenya Gerald Anderson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
  9. lacroix2_ Michael GonzalezGetty Images_texasUSflags Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.

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