David Rothkopf is visiting professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His latest book is The Great Questions of Tomorrow. He has been a longtime contributor to Foreign Policy and was CEO and editor of the FP Group from 2012 to May 2017.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A general view is seen of the iconic Emirates Towers and Sheik Zayhed Road on December 3, 2007 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers have been lit up this week to celebrate the 36th UAE National Day. Pakistani and Indian labourers form the backbone of a workforce that over the last few years has transformed Dubai in to a futuristic city that now boasts the tallest building in the world (the Burj Dubai). However, life is hard and many of the workers live in poor conditions in labour camps in areas such as Sharjar and Al-Quoz. This exponential growth in the construction industry has led to problems such as excess traffic and congestion. A metro line is due to be completed in 2008 in an attempt to alleviate the problem. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL- AUGUST 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Trump campaign moved tonight's rally to a larger stadium to accommodate demand. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 20, 2016.
A string of jihadist attacks and rising risks to the global economy overshadow the opening of the annual gathering of the world's rich and powerful in a snow-blanketed Swiss ski resort. Even as heads of state, billionaires and Hollywood megastar Leonardo DiCaprio were arriving, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sounded the alarm on January 19, 2016 about perils in the major emerging market economies and lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
