2016 was definitely an interesting year.
But, I sense the change has just started. Did Brexit and the US election result surprise you too? The old economic and political structures are being challenged/are being dismantled.
The RSA produced a good 6 minute summary of 2016 highlighting the areas to focus upon.
2016: The Year in Review. Conflict, refugee and migration crises, an extraordinary US election race - and result, and post-Brexit-vote tumult for the UK and the EU - 2016 has been a year of exceptional, world-changing events. Our group of expert reviewers – historian and author of The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan; academic and cultural critic Sarah Churchwell and political scientist Matthew Goodwin - reflect on what has been a turbulent year in national and international political, social and cultural events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIaNkgfWIxo&feature=youtu.be
