VIDEO: A Simple Animation Perfectly Explains Syria and the Refugee Crisis
This animation illustrates the complex dynamics of Syria's civil war and the resulting refugee crisis. Looking at the different roles and responses within the international community, the video shows how we must address the crisis with humanity and reason.This animation by In a Nutshell illustrates the complex dynamics of Syria’s devastating civil war and the resulting refugee crisis. Looking at the different roles and responses within the international community, the video shows how we must address the crisis with humanity and reason.
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There's not much evidence to support all the talk about Russian assertion and U.S. decline in the region.
Let's start with the fact that to take some of the country's "massive amounts of oil," as the president suggests, is a war crime.
The president's 2020 opponents would do well to watch his moves on the international front, as they could help his re-election cause.
The president shakes up world politics by unexpectedly announcing a full and immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeast Syria.
