Fernando M. Reimers et al.

The teacher presents the world economic framework for the assessment

of global risks (https://www.weforum.org/reports/the—global—risks—

report—20160 and introduces each of the risks:

ECONOMIC RISKS

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Food—price volatility

Oil price spikes

Major fall in the US dollar

Slowing Chinese economy (by more than 6 percent)
Fiscal crises

Asset price collapse

Retrenchment from globalization (developed)
Retrenchment from globalization (emerging)
Burden of regulation

Underinvestment in Infrastructure

GEOPOLITICAL RISKS

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12.
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15.
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17.
18.
19.

International terrorism

Nuclear proliferation

Iran

North Korea

Instability in Afghanistan
Transnational crime and corruption
Israel and Palestine

Iraq

Global governance gaps

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

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22.

Extreme weather
Drought and desertification
Water scarcity

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