The world stage is beset with political and economic dramas, each of which will jostle for attention in 2019.
The ‘America first’ protectionism of US president Donald Trump has led to a trade war with China and cast doubt on global supply chains. North Korea has refrained from firing missiles and Mr Trump has stopped threatening war, but leader Kim Jong Un, with whom Mr Trump says he “fell in love” after an exchange of letters and an historic meeting, has yet to abandon his nuclear weapons.
