The world is facing a number of serious challenges. For starters, the belief in the arrival of a robust "new economy" has been shattered, and now terror and extremism have triggered warfare, putting us in a gloomier state than ever.
新千禧世紀才開始，全球就面臨重重挑戰，先是新經濟的神話破滅，繼之恐怖、極端主義抬頭，戰爭陰影籠罩人心。