Most people tend to view history as a series of big, earthquake-like events. But the degradation of global governance was mostly a case of gradual erosion.
GENEVA In 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic and the myriad crises it spawned may finally start to recede. But even in that best-case scenario, a tsunami of new challenges, from the failure of climate action to the erosion of social cohesion, is within sight. Addressing them will require leaders to adopt a different governance model.