As the founder of the Monthly Barometer and the Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum, Thierry has made a career out of connecting dots.

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"Growing external resource dependencies are putting countries at significant risk, " said Mathis Wackernagel, President of Global Footprint Network, which collaborated with the WWF and the Zoological Society of London on the report.

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This year, global challenges will again dominate the agenda with growth, support for the G20 agenda and building a risk response network at the head of affairs.

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