Do we have things to worry about in 2018?  We sure do, but maybe not the things you think.  So what should we be concerned about?  And how can we have an impact?  Plus it’s a new year and a new Prudent or Paranoid! https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/08/569394885/pentagon-announces-first-ever-audit-of-the-department-of-defense http://www.newsweek.com/us-israel-saudi-arabia-leading-world-war-iran-france-says-770728 https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/US-funding-cuts-for-UN-provide-opening-for-China-Russia https://news.usni.org/2018/01/03/report-congress-defense-spending-continuing-resolution