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 # A Pessimist's Guide to the World in 2015

 


 

 Dec 18, 2014 9:00 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Bloomberg: Sustainable Finance](/news/campaign/bloomberg-sustainable-finance) [Originally posted on Bloomberg.com. ](http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-flash-points/?hootPostID=1bf44c4c7dfefd887f53d51d7083bef7)

Skirmishes in the South China Sea lead to full-scale naval confrontation. Israel bombs Iran, setting off an escalation of violence across the Middle East. Nigeria crumbles as oil prices fall and radicals gain strength. Bloomberg News asked foreign policy analysts, military experts, economists and investors to identify the possible worst-case scenarios, based on current global conflicts, that concern them most heading into 2015.

**See the full article [HERE](http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-flash-points/?hootPostID=1bf44c4c7dfefd887f53d51d7083bef7).**



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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