The new year has already brought a spate of eye-catching events. Expect this year’s headlines to be dominated by conflict in the Middle East, insurgency in Hong Kong, Brexit and the re-election (or not) of US President Donald Trump.
Trends, on the other hand, tend to be slow, incremental and ha
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