Political instability

政治動(dòng)蕩 

Conflict is the number-one issue for the political and business elite this year. The rise of Islamic State has awoken fears over failures of national governance and the collapse of nation states.

對(duì)于全球政治和商業(yè)精英來說，沖突動(dòng)亂是他們關(guān)心的頭等大事。伊斯蘭國(guó)的崛起令他們甚為擔(dān)憂國(guó)家治理不善和民族國(guó)家垮臺(tái)。

Several Middle Eastern leaders are in attendance, including Egypt’s president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi;King Abdullah of Jordan; Haidar al-Abadi, prime minister of Iraq; and Massoud Barzani, president of the autonomous Kurdistan region.

多位中東國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人也將出席此次年會(huì)，包括埃及總統(tǒng)塞西、約旦國(guó)王阿布杜拉、伊拉克總理阿巴迪和庫爾德斯坦自治區(qū)總統(tǒng)巴爾扎尼。

The Ukraine crisis is a reminder that “l(fā)ong-forgotten” disputes can flare back into life, the World Economic Foundation says, with widespread consequences for a whole region. Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, will be looking for support as his country risks defaulting on its debts.

世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇基金會(huì)表示，烏克蘭的危機(jī)為我們敲響了一次警鐘，它告訴我們一些“久違”的爭(zhēng)端可能會(huì)再次爆發(fā)，給整個(gè)區(qū)域造成廣泛而深遠(yuǎn)的影響。烏克蘭總統(tǒng)彼得·波羅申科將會(huì)尋求國(guó)際援助，以解決烏克蘭當(dāng)前面臨的主權(quán)債務(wù)危機(jī)。

Poroshenko should get support from George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, who is pushing European governments to offer Kiev more help. He will be lobbying the likes of Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s Fran?ois Hollande and Italy’s Matteo Renzi.

波羅申科應(yīng)當(dāng)尋求喬治·索羅斯的幫助。喬治·索羅斯是擁有上億身家的投資者和慈善家，如今他正致力于推動(dòng)歐洲國(guó)家政府向?yàn)蹩颂m提供更多的幫助。他將游說許多政要首領(lǐng)身邊的紅人，而這些領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人包括德國(guó)總理安格拉·默克爾、法國(guó)總統(tǒng)弗朗索瓦·奧朗德以及意大利總理馬泰奧·倫齊。

The terror attacks in France this month will also be debated, just days after many heads of government marched in Paris. On Wednesday, the former UK prime minister Tony Blair will take part in a session examining whether religion is a pretext for conflict.

本月發(fā)生在法國(guó)的恐怖襲擊事件也將受到與會(huì)者關(guān)注。僅在十幾天前，多國(guó)政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人參加了巴黎街頭的反恐示威游行。英國(guó)前首相托尼·布萊爾將會(huì)在星期三參與論壇的活動(dòng)，探討宗教能否成為武裝沖突的借口。