Gideon Rachman
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentor
Sessions (2)
Sessions featuring Gideon Rachman at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026
Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
Panelists framed critical minerals as strategic assets shaped by AI, electrification, decarbonization, and geopolitical fragmentation. They highlighted copper supply shortfalls by 2035, Saudi Arabia’s fast permitting and mining strategy, and Southern Africa’s push to avoid pit-to-port extraction through regional coordination and beneficiation.
Redefining Europe's Place in the World
In the provided excerpt, European leaders and business figures argued that Russia’s war, a proposed Ukraine peace plan, and Donald Trump’s Greenland demand force Europe to choose unity over appeasement. They backed €90bn for Ukraine in 2026-27, stressed support for Denmark, and framed stronger European banks and risk appetite as part of defending democracy and the rule of law.