50 years in, Davos meets at troubled tipping point

THE World Economic Forum (WEF) is making final preparations for its landmark 50th anniversary summit at Davos, Switzerland next week. Yet, while the session is a landmark for international cooperation after a half century of such sessions, storm clouds are on the horizon as reflected in this year's theme of "stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world".

The fact that US President Donald Trump is perhaps the most high-profile guest in the Swiss ski resort personifies these tensions. It…