The Asia-Pacific in 2015: What to Expect

Prediction is a risky business: There are few easier ways to look foolish than to have your carefully extrapolated forecasts derailed by the unexpected. Still, while “Events, dear boy, events,” as Harold Macmillan may or may not have said, are often unpredictable, broader trends can be identified and tracked.

Look at the Asia-Pacific in 2014, where the slowing economy in China, political change in India, political trouble in Thailand, the derailing of Abenomics in Japan, and continued maritime tensions in East Asia were all more or less predictable at the start of the year.

So as we move into 2015, we asked our writers and editors to nominate the trends they think we should be watching across the region.

1. China’s Domestic Affairs
2. China’s Foreign Policy
3. China’s Economy
4. India’s Domestic Affairs
5. India’s Foreign Affairs
6. Japan
7. Australia
8. Southeast Asia I
9. Southeast Asia II
10. The Koreas
11. Central Asia
12. Pakistan
13. Afghanistan
14. Maritime Disputes
15. Asia’s Economies