It’s been a year of tumult and chaos in world politics. In Japan, a national poll selected the kanji character sai, meaning disaster, as best reflecting the national mood. Perhaps 2019 will bring better news. In the meantime, here are the states, individuals, institutions and ideas that were 2018’s biggest losers. Next week: the winners.
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Walter Russell Mead: 2018’s biggest loser was liberal international order
This illustration taken with a long time exposure and with zoom effect on Dec. 31, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary, shows the year "2018", painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree.
