Opinion
Davos 2018: The liberal international order is sick
FT's Martin Wolf argues that, as potent authoritarian regimes challenge democracy, US is withdrawing moral support
The FT's Martin Wolf argues that as potent authoritarian regimes challenge democracy all across the world, the US withdrawns its moral support.
Last year, Donald Trump was a spectre haunting the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, in Davos. This year, he may be there in the flesh. If so, it will be an uncomfortable encounter. He rejects the tenets of the liberal international order promoted by his country over seven decades. These values also animate the WEF. They are what make it something more than just a forum for world’s rich and powerful.
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