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.
Davos 2015
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Facing Down Mental Illness
Facing Down Mental Illness
Jan 28, 2015 Thomas Insel charts progress in combating one of the oldest and most widespread sources of human misery.
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Fanatics, Charlatans, and Economists
Fanatics, Charlatans, and Economists
Jan 27, 2015 Jean-Marie Guéhenno traces today's extremism and terrorism to the post-Cold War eclipse of politics by market logic.
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Safe Driving for Fast Companies
Safe Driving for Fast Companies
Jan 27, 2015 Estelle Metayer identifies two blind spots that can cause businesses to be run off the road.
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Emergency Education Now
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Jan 27, 2015 Gordon Brown calls for the establishment of a permanent fund to keep millions of refugee children in school.
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LGBT at Work
LGBT at Work
Jan 26, 2015 Beth Brooke-Marciniak urges companies to shift their cultural focus from "diversity" to "inclusiveness."
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Can China Avoid Deflation?
Can China Avoid Deflation?
Jan 26, 2015 Yao Yang assesses Premier Li Keqiang's pledge in Davos to stop the Chinese economy's slide.
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