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Davos 2022. Special Address by Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia (World Economic Forum)

Speakers: Joko Widodo, Klaus Schwab The Davos Agenda | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Towards the New World Order Through Crisis: Forecast for 2022 (Andrey Sushentsov, Valdai Discussion Club)

Increasing predictability of international processes, albeit on a negative basis of possible crises, might return an awareness of the value of peace and the responsibility for maintaining to world politics, writes Valdai...

Gone digital: Technology diffusion in the digital era (Flavio Calvino and Chiara Criscuolo, Brookings)

Productivity growth allows economies to increase output without increasing inputs and is a key driver of economic growth and of income per capita. However,...

Whatever happened to soft power? (Joseph S. Nye, Project-Syndicate, The Strategist)

As 2021 drew to a close, Russia had massed troops near its border with Ukraine, China had flown military jets near Taiwan, North Korea...

Cyberattack on ICRC exposes data on 515,000 vulnerable people (Al Jazeera)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says there has been a hacking attack on its data servers that compromised confidential information on...

Understanding the impact of automation on workers, jobs, and wages (Harry J. Holzer, Brookings)

Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, workers like the Luddites in 19th century Britain have feared that they will be replaced by machines...

Edelman Trust Barometer: Cycle of distrust threatens action on global challenges (Kate Whiting, World Economic Forum)

The Edelman Trust Barometer 2022 finds almost two-thirds of people are inclined to distrust organizations, which could impact attempts to tackle COVID-19 and...

How to scale public-private partnerships for global progress (Dina Powell McCormick, Vali R. Nasr, World Economic Forum)

The private sector must play a key role in inclusive economic growth. We must unite the individual efforts of different countries to create...

Diplomacy Reset: Ten Global Summits to Watch in 2022 (Terrence Mullan, Ania Zolyniak, Council on Foreign Relations)

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed global summits and undermined the ability of leaders to act on issues that imperil the safety, security, and well-being...

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