Experts of Wikistrat, an online global strategic consultancy, predict the following major events and trends across the world in 2016:
(a) Putin will be forced to choose between Oligarchs and Public
(b) Iran - More crackdowns on dissent will issue
(c) Afghanistan - A test for the Taliban
(d) India - Making up lost ground in Central Asia as Full Member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(e) China Economy - State-Owned Enterprises reform to be tackled
(f) David Cameron will get most of what he wants to stay in the EU
(g)The EU will get stronger
(h) ISIS switches tactics beyond territory to soft targets across the world
(i) Oil prices will rebound but unlikely to exceed $60 a barrel
(j) Self-driving cars will gather momentum
(k) Internet of Things will go deeper
(i) Cyber-security poses ransom risks and solutions
(j) US Presidential Election will embrace big data
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