The international spotlight shines on San Francisco this week as leaders gather for the APEC summit amidst global chaos.
The international spotlight shines on San Francisco this week at a moment of global chaos . The Israel-Hamas conflict has wrought unspeakable horror in the Middle East. In Ukraine, a war that has raged for nearly 500 days and claimed 500,000 lives shows no sign of abating. The world’s economy is still reeling from COVID-19 , and climate change shows signs of irreversible damage. The magnitude and complexity of the crises leave some without hope.
But if any group has the power to meaningfully address such issues, it’s the leaders of the 21 economies that form the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the tens of thousands who will join them this week in San Francisco. No one is predicting any grand pronouncements or “deliverables’’ from the week-long gathering that will demonstrably affect the world’s hot spots. It is nonetheless entirely reasonable to hope for steps in the right directio
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