The Atlantic City site sees 2018 as a year of major challenges. He added that observers expect 2019 to be more complex, given the accumulation of thorny and complex issues in light of the complexity of the political and economic situation in many countries of the world, in addition to the serious climate situation facing the planet.

Robert Manning and Matthew Burroughs, in their article posted on the site, discussed the most important risks the world is likely to face next year. The following is a summary:

1. Muller's investigation accelerates the outbreak of a crisis
If the charges in the Robert Müller investigation into the allegations of Russia's intervention in the Trump campaign in 2016 prove to be correct, US President Donald Trump will face a formal risk of concern, especially as the Democrats gain influence in the House of Representatives. Finding conclusive evidence in this case could lead to a split within the Republican Party, and Trump's accountability could cause a domestic crisis in the United States.

2. The Trump Customs War is rooted in Trump
The current truce between the United States and China is expected to fail, the website said. Trump will raise customs duties on all Chinese goods exported to the United States to 25 percent, which will damage the Chinese industry and lead to the decline of the Chinese economy. It is likely to have long-term consequences, as it could trigger a global economic and financial crisis.

3. Failure to reach a deal for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the escalation of the populist movement
The website added that the UK's withdrawal from the EU had hurt the UK economy. Failure to reach agreement could cause panic among businesses and consumers, as well as the possible overthrow of Prime Minister Teresa Mai's government. On the other hand, the extreme right will take advantage of this situation in the next parliamentary elections of the European Union, especially in the wake of the movement of "yellow jackets" that have spread widely in France, which is likely to be a severe blow to both French President Emmanuel Macaron and Chancellor Angela Merkel and many European leaders.

North Korean leaders have been responding to international reactions to ballistic missile tests with smiles (Reuters)

4. Renewed tension and threat of military operations on the Korean Peninsula
Although a second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set for February, Pyongyang will refuse to disarm or declare a complete inventory of its nuclear facilities and fissile materials. This situation will impede negotiations with the United States. There is no evidence at present that North Korea has changed its position, the site adds.

Democrats in the US Congress will lobby Trump for evidence of progress in negotiations with North Korea. And that accordingly, Trump will realize that Kim has manipulated him, and will return to his rhetoric against the Korean leader.

In this sense, South Korea's Trump is likely to be forced to double the support of the host nation for US forces (Seoul pays 50 percent of the cost of US troops on the Korean Peninsula), angering the country, whose parliament will refuse to pay for these rising costs. The administration of South Korean President Mon Jai, with the support of China and Russia, is likely to pursue its efforts to achieve reconciliation and economic cooperation between the North and South countries, causing a major rift in relations between the United States and South Korea.

Beijing is also likely to continue easing the sanctions imposed on North Korea, which will make Trump resort to sanctions on Chinese banks. It will also increase tariffs on Korean cars by 25 percent.

5. Slowing global economic growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to see a slowdown in growth, with US growth likely to fall due to tax cuts. In addition, the growth of the Chinese economy will decline due to increased tariffs. The worsening situation of China's debt will also lead to a sharp decline in its economic growth. In the long term, economic deterioration may be reflected in the political situation in the country.

Iran tests ballistic missile launch on more than one occasion (Reuters)

6. Deepening conflicts in the Middle East
The authors say there is a possibility that European efforts to salvage Iran's nuclear deal will fail because European companies fear US sanctions if they engage in any business in Iran, while the collapse of the pact will strengthen the presence of Iranian militants. On the other hand, it appears that the year 2019 will witness a possible military confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Israel and the United States on the one hand and Iran and its allies on the other, but such confrontations, which will not be containable, will cause oil prices to rise to unprecedented levels .

7. Migration crisis in Europe and Latin America
Any new crisis in Libya could contribute to a wave of migration to Europe, as the economy and collapsed infrastructure in Venezuela ignited a wave of migration to Colombia, Brazil, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, causing economic deficits in some of these countries.

Moreover, the Organization of American States (OAS) may ask the United Nations Security Council to amend Chapter VII so that it can intervene militarily with its declaration that Caracas poses a threat to peace unless Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro renounces power.

In the meantime, Trump will again fail to build his "wall" along the southern border of the United States, but in return he will be keen to tighten border security through technological surveillance.

8. Electronic crisis
The first launch of the Internet with the fifth generation (5G) will cause a wave of cybercrime and extortion, revealing the new vulnerabilities of smart networks and intelligent manufacturing.

The continued cracking of data on Facebook and Amazon may prompt Congress to pass laws to close it, meaning Wattap, Entragam and other companies may be fully independent. In the same vein, the Manhattan Project, which is concerned with cybersecurity, can be developed to develop quantum encryption to secure and protect Internet networks from cyber attacks.

9. Race towards nuclear armament
The authors point out that Trump's decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will be followed by a decision not to renew the new START treaty, which expires in February 2021, and the United States will begin to build low-range tactical nuclear weapons and expand its arsenal, Its arsenal of intercontinental and portable ballistic missiles (ICBM).

The United States, Russia, China and India are racing to launch supersonic cars. Moreover, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is under increasing pressure in the face of other signatory states such as the United States and other nuclear-weapon States that refuse to give up arms.

For its part, Saudi Arabia reached a secret agreement with Pakistan to deploy a Pakistani nuclear brigade in Saudi Arabia in secret, which will be useful in light of the growing confrontation between the Kingdom and Iran.

10. Trump targets Japan
The site notes that recently, Trump has asked Japan to provide more support for military defense and improve the agricultural sector and other concessions in order to maintain the US-Japan free trade agreement.

The United States is likely to impose customs duties on car imports by 25% if Tokyo rejects Washington's terms in the agreement, which would raise political resistance in Japan, along with impeding economic growth in both countries, which in turn will lead to high unemployment In them.

In addition, opinion polls predict an unprecedented drop in Japan's support for an alliance with the United States and support for Japan-China relations, as well as support for Japan's right-wing nationalists to develop nuclear weapons.