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The Davos Agenda 2021
UN: Why global solidarity is necessary for a resilient recovery
The global community must support the most vulnerable – including by stimulating trade, strengthening social protection and making debt sustainable.
Globalization 4.0
Why the world needs better - not less - globalization
We need to do globalization differently, or else deglobalization will take hold. This will ruin the world's chances at solving critical global challenges as a united front.
COVID-19
Why COVID-19 shows the future not the end of globalization
From developing vaccines to ecommerce, could 2020 be the year the world grasps how much our well-being depends on global connection and collaboration?
Globalization 4.0
Why it's time for a new ethical perspective on humanity, according to a philosopher
Rapid globalization and technological transformation have brought about profound change. We need to alter our ethical outlook, writes Oxford philosopher Toby Ord.
India
As it turns 75, the United Nations is still seen as a force for good
According to an Ipsos survey in 2019, 7 in 10 respondents from 28 countries think that the UN will continue to be a positive force in the world over the next decade.
Global Economic Imbalances
These countries will have the largest populations - by the end of the century
By 2100 global population could surpass 11 billion, according to predictions by the UN. Here are the countries that will have the largest populations.
Globalization 4.0
5 ways to advance digital trade in the post-COVID world
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of digital tech, highlighting the need to modernize digital trade rules and buck the trend of digital protectionism.
COVID-19
Historian Niall Ferguson on what the pandemic means for the global economy, geopolitics - and parties
He warned of a pandemic in January - now Stanford historian Niall Ferguson gives his verdict on how the world is fighting it.
COVID-19
Coronavirus won't spell the end for globalization - but change is unavoidable
COVID-19 may lead to a reconfiguration of global supply chains, but globalization will adapt to the challenges ahead.
COVID-19
How we can survive the great COVID lockdown: IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
In this Q&A, the International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist discusses ways out of the Global Lockdown, as COVID-19 poses big global threats for debt and employment.
COVID-19
More, not less, multilateralism is needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic
The isolation politics of the past decade have been damaging. We now have the choice now to strengthen and rebuild multilateralism.
COVID-19
The post-COVID-19 world could be less global and less urban
Wharton Dean, Geoffrey Garretti, speculates that the coronavirus pandemic will leave the world less global and less urban, and possibly poorer as a result.
COVID-19
Have we reached peak globalization - and where do we go from here?
Globalization has defined the modern world, but COVID-19 has left it vulnerable. Richard Haass argues that governments need to mediate the situation carefully.
COVID-19
COVID-19 could spur automation and reverse globalization – to some extent
Experts predict that as a result of coronavirus, we will see a surge in automation, whilst subsequently seeing globalisation diminish.
India
The World Bank predicts areas most at risk to coronavirus
The World Bank has developed a map of areas most at risk to coronavirus. Predictions are based upon factors like population density and access to public toilets.