Behind the Global Stage Yesterday morning, over an espresso macchiato at Bar 45 on Bahnhofstrasse - one of those places where the day begins for the street’s regulars: bankers, portfolio managers, consultants of Zurich - I was jotting down notes for today’s topic. Amid the café’s murmur of conversation, Zweig’s The World of Yesterday suddenly came to mind, where he describes the Viennese coffeehouse as “an intellectual club for the lonely” - a place where one could sit for hours with a...

Behind the Glasses: Fridays with Fagan This Friday, Fagan shares his reflections on the shifting foundations of the modern world.