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Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants.

Canada: From ‘Fake News’ to ‘Fake Views’

Robin Koerner - May 6, 2020. Published in Le Devoir

The (class) struggle is fake. And the ones being taken for a ride are those in the audience or in front of the screen.

Colombia: Urgency Was Missing in Davos

Patricia Simoni - February 4, 2020. Published in El Espectador

Our house is burning and we are not doing enough. Leadership must come from the private sector.

U.K.: The Guardian View on Davos: Capitalists Know They Must Do Better

Robin Koerner - January 22, 2020. Published in The Guardian

And this week, Donald Trump, who is in the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change, will strike quite a different tone on the Swiss slopes.

China: Davos Reflects Uncertainties, Expectations

Robin Koerner - January 22, 2020. Published in Global Times

The 50 years of Davos reflects the process of China integrating into the world and how the country and the world have mutually shaped each other.

Switzerland: America Withdrawing

Robin Koerner - January 26, 2019. Published in 24 heures

[T]he unpredictability of the United States has today reached such a degree that the entire world is obsessed with it.

U.K.: Two Cheers for Davos’s Carnival of Capitalism

Robin Koerner - January 25, 2019. Published in The Times

U.K.: Panic Is on the Agenda at Davos – but It’s Too Little Too Late

Robin Koerner - January 23, 2019. Published in The Guardian

United Arab Emirates: More Cooperation Is Needed for Global Growth

Robin Koerner - January 23, 2019. Published in Khaleej Times

Russia: Glorious Past: How Trump Pleased the Participants of the Davos Forum

Robin Koerner - February 9, 2018. Published in RBC

Australia: ‘We Are All Davos Men Now’: Free Trade Triumphs Despite Trump’s Trade Tantrums

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 30, 2018. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald

Germany: Why Trump’s Gut Feeling Is Right

Robin Koerner - January 29, 2018. Published in Sueddeutsche Zeitung

It is easy to despise Trump and his intellectual simplicity, his disdain for minorities and his verbal vulgarity. But his criticism of China is at least partly justified.

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