ZURICH – Business and political elites head to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos next week with its vision of a rules-based global economic order being tested to the limits.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected appearance in the Swiss mountain resort highlights the gap between his agenda and the consensus-driven approach of the WEF, which has faced enduring criticism that it is a talking shop of the ?rich.
His “America First” policy has led to trade tariffs being used as punishment, military intervention in Venezuela, the threat of taking over Greenland ?by force ?and a U.S. retreat from cooperation on climate, health and other global challenges.
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