Climate change. Political polarization. Ascendent authoritarianism. Are the slow processes of global organizations and democracies equipped for the crises plaguing the planet?

Listen to this debate, held steps from the World Economic Forum and judged by Al Gore, a former U.S. vice president; Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium; and others.

Debaters:
“Yes, global cooperation is dead.”
- Betty Osei Bonsu, country manager at Green Africa Youth Organization
- Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of the Club of Rome
- Mariana Mazzucato, professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London

“No, global cooperation is not dead.”
- Rachel Kyte, visiting professor of practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
- Alaa Murabit, director of global programs, advocacy and communications at the Gates Foundation
- Halla Tómasdóttir, C.E.O. and chief change catalyst at the B Team

Jury members:
- Alexander De Croo, prime minister of Belgium
- Al Gore, former vice president of the United States of America
- Andrew Liveris, former chairman and C.E.O. of Dow Chemical
- Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Moderator: David Gelles, reporter for The New York Times