Ten economies combine for a whopping two-thirds of global GDP. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1980EACE60, Visual CapitalistShare:Stay up to date:Follow Image: howmuch.net via Visual Capitalist License and RepublishingWorld Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.Related topics:Share:A weekly update of the most important issues...…Ten economies combine for a whopping two-thirds of global GDP. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1980EACE60, Visual CapitalistShare:Stay up to date:Follow Image: howmuch.net via Visual Capitalist License and RepublishingWorld Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.Related topics:Share:A weekly update of the most important issues...WW…

Between countless proxy wars and the growing threat of nuclear catastrophe, the Cold War created an unprecedented geopolitical climate.For nearly half a century, the world’s two biggest superpowers were scrambling to top one another by any means necessary. It was a tension that ignited everything from the space race to sports rivalries, with the impact often spilling over to neighboring nations.Not only did the U.S. and Soviet Union duke it out in the mother of all arms races – they also extended their influence by selling arms outside of their borders. Interestingly, this latter race...…Between countless proxy wars and the growing threat of nuclear catastrophe, the Cold War created an unprecedented geopolitical climate.For nearly half a century, the world’s two biggest superpowers were scrambling to top one another by any means necessary. It was a tension that ignited everything from the space race to sports rivalries, with the impact often spilling over to neighboring nations.Not only did the U.S. and Soviet Union duke it out in the mother of all arms races – they also extended their influence by selling arms outside of their borders. Interestingly, this latter race...WW…

Pandemics have been a thorn in the side of humanity for .But despite COVID-19 being the latest iteration in these deadly infectious diseases to strike, we are experiencing it in a very different public health context than past pandemics throughout history.Since the onset of the 1918 influenza pandemic, humans have seen a monumental and undeniable leap forward in the health sciences.Advancements in everything from sanitation to pharmacology have spread globally, resulting in a health landscape that is almost unrecognizable from those during past disease outbreaks.While it’s not possible to...…Pandemics have been a thorn in the side of humanity for .But despite COVID-19 being the latest iteration in these deadly infectious diseases to strike, we are experiencing it in a very different public health context than past pandemics throughout history.Since the onset of the 1918 influenza pandemic, humans have seen a monumental and undeniable leap forward in the health sciences.Advancements in everything from sanitation to pharmacology have spread globally, resulting in a health landscape that is almost unrecognizable from those during past disease outbreaks.While it’s not possible to...WW…