World Economic Forum
At Davos, a Referendum on the World Economic Forum
The small ski town of Davos, high in the Swiss alps, has heightened security measure in place during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, when armed guards perch on hotel rooftops while world leaders and business executives sip champagne below. Yet today, everything that Davos stands for — globalization, liberalism, free market capitalism, […]
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What Davos Looks Like When the World Economic Forum Is Cancel
For the second year in a row, the World Economic Forum scrapped its annual meeting in the Alpine resort town of Davos, Switzerland, because of the pandemic. The gathering is an essential stop on the annual circuit for the global elite, a weeklong schmoozefest where billionaires and autocrats mingle over canapés while activists protest in […]
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The World Economic Forum in Davos is still happening, for now.
The World Economic Forum is planning to go ahead with its annual meeting of the global elite in Davos, Switzerland, next month, even as coronavirus cases spike around the world. “We are hopeful that Delta will be on its way down by the time of our annual meeting, and we are hoping that the Omicron […]
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