DAVOS — The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government…
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Much of the action, however, occurs outside. Bilateral meetings between heads of state and corporate chieftains take up much of their schedules. With climate change top of the agenda, chiefs of major energy companies are back after a COVID-related hiatus. The Russians are absent, but Ukraine, which dominated last year’s summit, has another high level delegation and several war-related sessions are on the agenda.
The annual event was once regarded as a cheerleader for globalization. Now, the global elite will meet against a backdrop of protectionism, a war that has strained political alliances and deepening ideological divides.
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