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Six predictions for 2018
After an eventful 2017, the finest minds of BBC correspondents from around the world came together to predict the big events of 2018. We've picked six of their thoughts on the year ahead. Where will tensions on the Korean Peninsula lead? How will Brexit proceed? Who will announce their presidential ambitions? Read on to find out.
1. Leaks about the Trump administration
James Naughtie prediction on Trump
James Naughtie predicts leaks from the Trump administration.
This prediction was made at the end of 2017, before the release of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff.
2. President Putin and the Russian World Cup
Predictions on President Putin and The Russian World Cup
Will Putin win the elections and how will the Russia hosting the world cup go?
3. Brexit progression
Kevin Connolly's Brexit prediction
Kevin Connolly on how the Brexit process will go in 2018.
4. IS continue to be active
Yolande Knell on the conflict in Syria and Iraq
Yolande Knell on how the upcoming elections will shape events in the region.
5. Seoul's evacuation
James Robins' predictions about South Korea
How will rising tensions in the region affect the country?
6. Joe Biden's White House ambitions
James Naughtie predicts Joe Biden's future
James Naughtie thinks we'll see the full extent of Joe Biden's political ambitions.
For more predictions about the year ahead, listen to Correspondents Look Ahead 2017.
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