What to Look Out for in 2017

Donald Trump, climate change, the Iran nuclear deal, Syria, Brexit, the Iran nuclear deal, Cuba, the Middle East - what's going to happen in 2017?

Last year when they got together the correspondents were firmly predicting that Marco Rubio would become the Republican presidential candidate – and that Britain was likely to vote to stay in the EU. So as the saying goes, making predictions is a tricky business… especially about the future. Yet our experts can at least lay out the parameters for what is likely to happen in the spheres of geopolitics, economics and society more widely – and give us essential tips on what and who to look out for in 2017.

Owen Bennett-Jones and BBC correspondents Lyse Doucet, James Robbins, Kevin Connolly and Jon Sopel forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year.