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World Economic Forum Executive Chairman and founder Klaus Schwab talks about the January meeting. Photo: Reuters/Pierre Albouy

Ukraine accelerates the Great Reset

by Jan Krikke March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, has been dreaming of a “Great Reset” of the global system. He has argued that Covid-19 and the climate crisis showed that no country is an island and that more global coordination in every domain is required. A Great Reset would enable us to reimagine the […]

Japan’s ‘New Form of Capitalism’

by Jochen Legewie February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Pandemic, ‘Great Reset’ and resistance

by Asoka Bandarage November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks with a reporter during the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Stephanie Keith

Bangladesh’s false impression of women’s empowerment

by A K M Wahiduzzaman October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

US-China trade war is bad news for Beijing. Illustration: iStock

China, Tianjin, World

US-China trade war threatens world economy

by Behzad Abdollahpour November 26, 2018

Nepal-India-China-Map

Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India has no right to pretend it is an inclusive democracy

by Bhim Bhurtel September 18, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the World Economic Forum in Davos with key accused Nirav Modi.

India, South Asia, World

Indian PM’s Office alerted to alleged bank scam in 2016

by Saikat Datta February 16, 2018February 18, 2020

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump’s America still more open to trade than Xi’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan February 1, 2018

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 26, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Asia, not America, takes center stage at Davos

by Nigel Green January 30, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Opening Plenary at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

India falls further behind on WEF’s Inclusive Development Index

by Sabena Siddiqui January 30, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Vietnam, World

Canada’s TPP ‘victory’ less glorious than Trudeau govt claims

by Danny Lam January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Modi resets India’s foreign-policy priorities

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Opening Plenary at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Modi at Davos: his rhetoric differs from his actions

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan January 25, 2018

A file photo shows trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership attending the TPP Ministerial Meeting during APEC 2017 in Danang, Vietnam, on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Na Son Nguyen / Pool

AT Finance, Australia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, Vietnam, World

TPP-minus-1 pact agreed in Japan, to be signed in March

by Asia Times and Reuters January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump’s high-stakes tour could shape future of regional dominance

by Xuan Loc Doan November 3, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Global helmsman Xi Jinping steps up with charm offensive

by Pepe Escobar January 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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Rouhani and the 1914 remix

by Pepe Escobar January 24, 2014September 14, 2020

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Cowbells, or how Davos saves the world

by Pepe Escobar January 23, 2014September 14, 2020