 What we have is a global system which isn't flexible enough to deal with these deepening crises. We have over 200 million people unemployed and we see some of the social fabric unraveling because of this. The outlook on the global agenda 2013 provides an overview of the most important global issues and trends for the year ahead. Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of our global agenda council members, we have outlined the areas of concern but also reasons for hope for the future. We are all affected by the tragic developments in Syria. Without cooperation within Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world, we will not make it out of the crisis. In the last 10 years, the world's actually gone from connected to hyperfinity. Many millennium development goals did not meet their objective and will not have by 2015. What are those and what are some world companies? We hope this report provides an opportunity to better understand today's debate about key global issues and allows decision makers to develop concrete solutions for the challenges they face. What's the unfinished agenda and where do we go from there?