18 Dec 2017

Predicting 2018

From Afternoons, 3:09 pm on 18 December 2017

Daniel Franklin is a brave man. He's the executive editor of the Economist and part of his job is gather his editorial team together at the end of the year and make predictions about the year to come.

2017 turned out to be very unpredictable. Undeterred, Franklin and his team have another go at the key trends including a backlash against the technology giants and crunch time for North Korea.

US President Donald Trump said negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would be a waste of time.

US President Donald Trump said negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would be a waste of time. Photo: AFP