Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.
You know, this is your chance to get a great big gold medal.” — Tom Fletcher, the U.N. humanitarian aid coordinator, on hopes that Trump could foster peace in the Middle East.
— Alain Berset, a former Swiss president who heads the Council of Europe, which defends human rights and supports democracy.
“We are witnessing a backsliding in democracy everywhere in the world, even in the most advanced democracy, It is a movement into the bad — in the wrong direction."
“We’re at yet another turning point, which some see as a problem for Europe, but others call a chance.
