ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Munich is a better measure of the state of the world than Davos
While the US is losing political and economic power, China is taking the moral high ground
19 February 2025 - 05:00
In January every year leaders in politics, business, academia and civil society return to the rarefied alpine air of Davos to rub shoulders and indulge in mutual backslapping among the global capitalist elite. A couple of weeks later, just down the road, another gathering takes places.
The Munich Security Conference is actually more significant than Davos. War has been a more constant feature of human society than capitalism over the past 500 years — we have become more effective and efficient in killing. A discussion for another time, perhaps. ..
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