2010, According To The BBC

A summary of the stories BBC World correspondents believe will be the big headline grabbers of 2010 :

* World Cup, South Africa.

* Iran, and the fall of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

* Israel's reluctance to make peace with Palestinians, Syria, and what they will do about Iran.

* The comeback of Imelda Marcos.

* Sarah Palin's ongoing campaign to....do something.

* How the US/NATO strategy in Afghanistan unfolds.

* UK defence chiefs fighting funding cutbacks as the British economy continues to tank.

* The arrival of a "long overdue black swan - an unpredicted, unexpected game changer.

* Whether or not President Barack Obama can live up to (fading) hopes and expectations.

* "The global economy coming out of recession."

* Whether or not China will replace the US dollar as the world's reserve currency.

* The beginning of "real nuclear disarmament by the United States and Russia."

* Iceland-style economic meltdown in one or more EU member states.

* The electoral destruction, or ressurection, in the UK of New Labour. The possibility of a coalition New Labour/conservative government.

* Elections in Burma.

* "The success or failure of the Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy."

* "Can the world's top military leaders and diplomats really turn the tide against the Taliban?"

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I'll drop a note to myself to take a look back at this list of predictions at the end of the year, see how they turned out.