Prospects 2019
North America
![Migrants, part of a caravan travelling from Central America en route to the United States walk by the road that links Ciudad Hidalgo with Tapachula, Mexico, November 2 (Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins) Migrants, part of a caravan travelling from Central America en route to the United States walk by the road that links Ciudad Hidalgo with Tapachula, Mexico, November 2 (Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)](https://g.oxan.com/analysis/DB239636/2018-11-05-5-PROSPECTS-CENTRAL-AMERICA_350.jpg)
Central America
Central America will see substantial change in 2019, with corruption and migration likely to be defining issues
![House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi makes remarks a day after the Midterm Elections on Capitol Hill, November 7 (Reuters/Mike Theiler) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi makes remarks a day after the Midterm Elections on Capitol Hill, November 7 (Reuters/Mike Theiler)](https://g.oxan.com/analysis/DB239852/2018-11-13-4-PROSPECTS-US_350.jpg)
US politics
The midterm elections are ending, the Democrats are on the offensive and the 2020 elections have begun
US economy
The US economy is likely to slow steadily in 2019 in the face of global economic headwinds
US foreign policy
Trump will have two foreign policy priorities in 2019: making deals and winning voters for 2020