WASHINGTON—The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, long known for supporting globalism, environmental sustainability, and social equity, struck a markedly different tone this year with President Donald Trump’s return to the global stage.
Topics that used to be central to the forum appeared sidelined, replaced by more urgent issues such as trans-Atlantic tensions over Greenland, tariff disputes, and growing unilateralism.
This year, Klaus Schwab did not attend for the first time since he founded the WEF in 1971. With Schwab’s absence came a noticeable decline in focus on the forum’s usual themes, such as multilateral cooperation on net-zero transitions, and initiatives such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)….
Trump Reshapes Davos as Globalism Takes a Back Seat
