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Global cooperation and security
On Tuesday morning, Børge Brende reminded us of the complexity of the geopolitical and geoeconomic backdrop against which this year’s Annual Meeting took place.
But, António Guterres warned on Wednesday, we mustn’t allow geopolitical divides to prevent global responses to global challenges, like climate change or AI, as he called for reforms to global governance systems.
This call for enhanced collaboration and cooperation was echoed throughout the week, with Ursula von der Leyen, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani among leaders who urged dialogue.
Peace and security is possible, Sullivan said on Tuesday, if we ‘pull together and make the wise and bold decisions.’
Amid conflict in Ukraine and Gaza, we heard from leaders, including Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Isaac Herzog, Bisher Hani Al Khasawneh, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and Mohammad Mustafa as we looked at pathways to peace.
Cooperation isn’t just necessary in the context of security and geopolitics either, with calls from Pedro Sánchez and Emmanuel Macron for collaboration in AI governance, while Ajay Banga and Kristalina Georgieva stressed the need for leadership in tackling climate change — even if it’s unpopular.
Against this backdrop, we also tackled the issue of disinformation, and looked at the impact of more than 4 billion people going to the polls this year.
And, whatever solutions we’re seeking to the issues of cooperation and fostering global solidarity, we need to include a wider range of voices, as we heard in sessions on the North-South schism, Latin America, and the world’s ‘middle powers’.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/davos-2024-highlights-ai-growth-climate-security/
