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Correspondents Look Ahead

The 成人论坛's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen in 2018 in a discussion chaired by Owen Bennett Jones.

A group of senior 成人论坛 journalists forecast what is likely to happen in 2018 in a discussion chaired by Owen Bennett Jones.

Last time they got together they were firmly predicting that Marco Rubio would become the Republican presidential candidate - and that Britain was likely to vote to stay in the EU.

So, as the saying goes, making predictions is a tricky business - especially about the future.

Yet our experts can at least lay out the parameters for what is likely to happen in the spheres of geopolitics, economics and society more widely - and give us essential tips on what and who to look out for in 2018.

CONTRIBUTORS

Carrie Gracie, 成人论坛 China Editor

Kevin Connolly, 成人论坛 Europe Correspondent

Yolande Knell, 成人论坛 Middle East Correspondent

James Robbins, 成人论坛 Diplomatic Correspondent

James Naughtie, 成人论坛 Special Correspondent

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