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Ranked: The World's Most Unusual Places to Hold Political Meetings

Why use a conference room when you can use an ice cream parlor—or an aircraft carrier?
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Next week, the meeting to end all meetings takes place in Davos, Switzerland, as the high and mighty gather to discuss the fate of the world order. Did you hear Xi Jinping is ? Still, for those who can’t make it through the velvet ropes, being seen can require a little creativity about where to

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