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The prestigious US Council on foreignRelations conducted its annual survey on where in the world crisis may occur in 2017. This is a large detailed survey of foreign relation experts and diplomats carefully conducted.The results  are divided into high , moderate, and low priority categories.While the categories are primarily US-centric, but the assessments are country independent. Well worth reading.  https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/27/the-crisis-managers-cheat-sheet-for-2017-syria-north-korea-russia-iraq/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=Flashpoints

It is also worth noting that despite the rhetoric of President-elect Trump, China was not on the list of where crisis may occur in 2017 (but see comment [1] below.

Note added 1/30/2106: a related article about world affairs in 2017 https://www.stratfor.com/forecast/2017-annual-forecast?utm_campaign=LL_Content_Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=39803918&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8fna6rmIDSJRqC5sc1A7OON1uqHjZZONK_I2EmVPJf7vTEx6xYFqS7Fvrndpo08IDkSz4Wz_4Eo66T-VA0pcdF5stvKw&_hsmi=39868037