It’s been a tough year for the European project. The success of anti-establishment movements such as the 'Leave' campaign behind Brexit, the 'No' vote in Italy's constitutional referendum...
It's no secret that climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. In the Global Risks Report 2016, failure to mitigate the effects of climate change - as well as...
The Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils - our network of forward-looking thinkers from business, government, civil society and academia - is wrapping up in Dubai. From the afterm...
Ha sido un año importante —algunos dirían que aterrador— para los datos del clima. Las altas temperaturas han llevado al planeta Tierra al período más caluroso registrado en la historia; ...
It’s been a significant – some would say terrifying – year for climate data. Soaring temperatures have pushed planet Earth to its hottest period in recorded history; August 2016 was the w...
The Olympics are most commonly associated with sporting excellence, but the history of the Games is also littered with moments of great cultural, political, and socio-economic significance.
In a nation famous for its sophisticated cuisine, the Italian region of Piemonte stands out as perhaps the most refined. Bordering France and Switzerland in the north-west of the country,...
Jeremy Lin was a relatively unknown player in the NBA – the world’s pre-eminent professional basketball league – until he led the New York Knicks on an unlikely winning streak in 2012, sp...
Is our love affair with GDP coming to an end? If you were following this year’s Annual Meeting in Davos, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this is indeed the case.
Microsoft's co-founder, Bill Gates, has appeared on the long-running BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs.
Davos leaders met at a time of uncertainty for the global economy. Growth in China is slowing, world markets have had a tumultuous start to 2016 and the price of oil has fallen to its low...
