Peter Apps, Reuters: What to watch in 2018
Professional forecasters like to say that making predictions is difficult, particularly about the future. As we reach the end of 2017, however, here are some of the key themes – and questions – that look set to shape global events next year.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 29, 2017
13 Things to Look Forward To (or Fear) in 2018 -- Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg
As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
Is Anyone Listening To Protests In Iran? -- Ellen R. Wald, Forbes
Moscow mulls scenarios as Mideast mediator -- Dmitry Maryasis, Al-Monitor
North Korea and Beyond: An Alternative Vision of Northeast Asia -- Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest
Death rattle for Myanmar democracy -- David Scott Mathieson, Asia Times
The First-Born Son of the Monstrous Warlord Joseph Kony Speaks Out for the First Time -- Alexandra Fisher, Daily Beast
The beginning of the end for German Chancellor Angela Merkel? -- Ben Knight, DW
Evo Morales, Economic Success Can Never Justify Autocracy -- World Crunch
The Peace Process Is Dead: Thanks, Obama -- Mitchell Plitnick, LobeLog
Trump’s ‘America First’ policy has isolated U.S. from world leaders -- Bill Neely, NBC
Once centers of hope, political parties are dying -- John Lloyd, Reuters
Last Year’s Top 5 Worst Nuclear Nightmares (That Aren’t Going Away) -- Joe Cirincione, Defense One
Where Did WikiLeaks’ $25 Million Bitcoin Fortune Go? -- Joseph Cox, Daily Beast
The Rise and Fatal Fall of One Of Nazi Germany's Most Feared Generals -- Robert Beckhusen, National Interest
