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The Davos Forum, alpine refuge of a shaken globalization

2023-01-20T19:13:02.289Z


GREAT STORY - Debates on the "polycrises" threatening the planet, discreet business and diplomatic meetings, diving into the Swiss station and its annual forum of the powerful of this world.


Volodymyr Zelensky has just spoken, occupying the giant screen in the plenary hall of the Davos convention center.

Seated in the front row is the wife of the Ukrainian president, Olena, an effective ambassador for her country invaded by Russia.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has just pleaded the cause of Ukraine joining NATO, sitting right next to the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

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The atmosphere of this round table is heavy with the war that is raging 950 kilometers east of the Swiss station.

When the participants leave the room, the contrast is striking.

In the adjacent hall awaits them a reception offered by South Africa, with local gastronomy and a concert by the vocal trio The Soil.

In the plenary hall, there were no Africans

 ,” observes Jeroo, an Indian woman married to a Dutchman.

“Polycrises”

Some of the participants of the World Economic Forum, some Africans, Latin Americans and Asians, perceive the war…

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Source: lefigaro

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