Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Pentagon is testing hundreds of miniature attack drones
New minature drones have been tested by the Pentagon.
Global Cooperation
Beyond the headlines: quantifying the economic contributions of migrants
New research will change the way you understand migration, says Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek.
Industries in Depth
Our food system needs an overhaul. Let’s start now
A progressive, collaborative approach to food production and consumption is the only viable way forward’, says Amanda Sourry of Unilever.
Trade and Investment
Our national leaders have failed us. It’s time to hand over power to global institutions
It is not the idea of globalization itself that is problematic; it is that its implementation has not gone far enough.
Global Cooperation
These are the most fragile cities in the world – and this is what we’ve learned from them
A newly updated data visualization charts out the evolution of city fragility since 2000, and teaches us a thing or two about how to deal with the problem.
Trade and Investment
Why does the World Economic Forum work with USAID and other government agencies?
At the World Economic Forum, our mandate as an International Institute under Swiss law is to find innovative ways for the public and private sectors to work together to solve critical glo...
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How should the humanitarian sector respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Just as the manufacturing, technology, energy, and service sectors are struggling to evolve and realize the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, humanitarian response must also ...
Geo-Economics and Politics
We waste $2 trillion a year on corruption. Here are four better ways to spend that money
The $2 trillion wasted on corruption each year could help tackle important global challenges.
Global Cooperation
The one global risk that won't go away
There is one global risk that we can't seem to shake - the mismanagement of our global environment.
Climate Action
3 signs that the world is already fighting back against climate change
2016 was undoubtedly a tumultuous year, but there are reasons to believe that significant progress is being made in the fight against climate change, says Christiana Figueres.
Leadership
What leadership means to me – by Shakira, Jamie Oliver, Forest Whitaker and 12 other artists and activists
We asked 15 artists, architects, film-makers, chefs and activists coming to Davos this year what they would say to the world's most powerful people.
Leadership
2016 saw world leaders come together to solve humanitarian crises. We must not lose momentum
Last year, key decision-makers met to find solutions to some of the most pressing humanitarian challenges. Now, at the beginning of 2017, we must redouble our efforts.