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Xi Jinping
"Let's be honest: 2018 doesn't feel good," Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and Chairman Cliff Kupchan write in their annual Top Risks report.
"Yes, markets are soaring and the economy isn't bad, but citizens are divided," Bremmer and Kupchan write. "Governments aren't doing much governing. And the global order is unraveling."
Their assessment of the biggest risks the world faces in 2018 spans the planet, from individual countries to major global trends. Something big could happen, they warn, which could shake the world unlike anything seen in a decade.
"If we had to pick one year for a big unexpected crisis - the geopolitical equivalent of the 2008 financial meltdown - it feels like 2018," Bremmer and Kupchan write. "Sorry."
Here's what the Eurasia Group sees as the major risks for 2018: