Regional chaos is set to continue with no solution in sight to Yemen crisis and power struggle over shape of post-war Syria

The African Union’s laudable objective of a ‘peaceful, prosperous and integrated’ continent likely to remain a distant dream

Its missile tests have dominated the region in the past year and, with little to suggest any diplomatic aces from Trump, this is likely to continue

The president seems certain to be re-elected in March, but the manner of his win will influence how the year develops

Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Paraguay will elect new presidents in what could be a popular reaction against corrruption

How the EU deals with members flouting core western liberal norms and values could overshadow Brexit wrangling in 2018