2016 delivered a shock election of President Elect Donald Trump. Elections in Europe set to dominate headlines in 2017. Anger is rising against islamic refugees in Europe - these conditions favor leaders like Marine Le Pen (of France) and Geert Wilders (of Holland) to win national elections. Germany is likely to shift to far right as well. This theme will be prevalent across Europe in 2017. Election of Donald Trump thaws the ice between US-Russia relations which can seen as a positive sign in the geopolitical scene in 2017. President Putin is undoubtedly the most powerful and decisive figure in the world as of today. It is in good interest of any nation to keep friendly relations with Russia. Russia made successful military gains in Syria, Iraq & Ukraine - with change of guard in Europe & US - the war against radical islam in Middle East is likely to expand more. President Trump seems very unpredictable as of now with regards with almost everything be it foreign policy or e