Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
It's time for a new social contract
Some 85% of the world’s workforce want the rules of the global economy rewritten, at a time of intense risk.
Global Risks
The Global Risks Report 2018
As the pace of change accelerates, and as risk interconnections deepen, this year’s report highlights the growing strain we are placing on many of the global systems we rely on.
Leadership
The new age of CEO activism
Business leaders are increasingly expected to take a stand on social issues.
Geo-Economics and Politics
The global liberal democratic order might be down, but it's not out
Robert Muggah and Taylor Owen explore global democracy and analyse fears that the liberal order is in decline.
Global Cooperation
Germany has the most powerful passport in the world
Germany has the world's most powerful passport, according to the 2018 Henley Passport Index.
Global Cooperation
You may have heard data is the new oil. It's not
Treating data like a commodity has led some governments to hoard it in silos, locked behind borders. The result: dwindling economic and social benefits.
Education and Skills
Here's why Sweden is the best country to be a parent
In Sweden parents are given more paid time off work than in any other country, and the allowance can be split 50-50 between parents.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Here’s why global health suffers in a fractured world
Putting national interests first doesn’t always mean focusing all your attention at home, particularly when it comes to health security.
Global Cooperation
Peter Sutherland, known as the 'father of globalisation', dies
Peter Sutherland, the former Irish Attorney General and European Commissioner, has died, age 71.
Industries in Depth
President Macron plans a law to fight 'fake news' in 2018
President Emmanuel Macron announced he would overhaul French media legislation this year to fight the spread of “fake news” on social media.
Economic Growth
These are the charts that defined the global economy in 2017
This selection of charts defines what went on in the world economy in 2017.
Leadership
Leadership lessons for a fractured world
"As a child growing up in cosmopolitan Lagos, Nigeria, in the mid-1970s, the concept of leadership was pretty simple: the head of the house was king and his word was final."