After the second world war, more men than women built institutions that governed post colled war. We were very lucky, the statesmen who came together to build that world. Two thousand seven is another fulcrum point, and i think our luck ran out. Think we have a real shortage of leaders with either vision or selflessness.
Earlier this month we were joined by Thomas Friedman as he brought his wisdom and insight to the world’s current predicaments: How should the West respond to an emboldened China? How do we rebuild the global economy so that it creates prosperity for everyone, not just the few? And how, above all, should we handle the tectonic shifts – technological, demographic and political – that are reshaping our world today?
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