The theme park project is among a raft of deals spanning energy, defence, AI and tourism signed during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Paris.
In a globalized world, no country exists in isolation. Economic crises, pandemics, climate change, conflict, and other major challenges can cross borders in an instant. Simon Anholt argues that countries should stop asking only what they can gain from the world and start asking what they can contribute to it.
Economic inequality is often treated as a problem of money and wealth. But Sally Kohn argues that its consequences go much further. When wealth and power become concentrated in the hands of a small group, democracy itself can be weakened. To protect democracy, she says, societies need to rethink how political and economic power is distributed.