Business and political elites head to the World Economic Forum¡¯s annual meeting in Davos next week with its vision of a rules-based global economic order being tested to the limits.

U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s expected appearance in the Swiss mountain resort highlights the gap between his agenda and the consensus-driven approach of the WEF, which has faced enduring criticism that it is a talking shop of the ?rich.

His ¡°America First¡± policy has led to trade tariffs being used as punishment, military intervention in Venezuela, the threat of taking over Greenland ?by force ?and a U.S. retreat from cooperation on climate, health and other global challenges.