Former Defense Department official Graham Allison and columnists Walter Mead, Allison Schrager, and Ian Bremmer comment on the return of Donald Trump during a panel at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: GRAHAM ALLISON,

Donald Trump will make an online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites amid mixed reactions to his second term. His trade policies, climate accord withdrawal, and Panama Canal claims have sparked significant discussion.

In 2017, weeks after Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory, Xi Jinping became the first Chinese head of state to address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — winning applause as he inveighed against protectionism and declared that a trade war would hurt both sides.

DAVOS: Surrounded by snowy mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the world’s rich and powerful rub shoulders at Davos, with only one man dominating their chats: US President Donald Trump. “This year, the elephant is in the room,” quipped Graham Allison, professor of government at the Harvard Kennedy School.