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Bookmark or Share- Over 50 heads of state attended Davos 2024. Here's what they had to say ...Bisher Hani Al Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, spoke in coversation with Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, the editor-in-chief of Foreign Affairs. Al Khasawneh spoke about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the potential for an escalation of violence and displacement of people.
- These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyondThe World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face.
- BRICS: Here’s what to know about the international bloc“It is time for the world to build better global economic BRICs,” the paper stated. Years later, in 2006, the leaders of the BRICs countries officially created the BRICs group, an informal coalition that would help the governments coordinate economic and political efforts around shared goals.
- What are middle powers and why do they matter? | World Economic ForumDjalal spoke of Indonesia’s membership of organizations, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and how establishing a network of different relationships strengthens international relations: “It doesn’t make the world more fragmented but I think it adds more content to the world order. I think the more middle powers are ...
- 5 experts on how to advance global stability in a new era of ...The 20th century was divided into two halves: the first was characterized by two world wars that killed over 100 million people; the second by the longest period of great power peace in history. The essential difference between the two eras was the prevalence of a rules-based order based on the concepts of collective security, shared prosperity ...
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