The New York Times article, “Caliphate in Peril, More ISIS Fighters May Take Mayhem to Europe”, introduces a type of guerrilla warfare by ISIS that may add several challenges to the entire world. In the past year ISIS attacks worldwide have become more unpredictable and unorganized due to the breakdown of their caliphate. The…
Councils demand more funding for child refugees care costs
I apologize for how long it’s been since I last posted, college has overcome my life as well as amazing internship opportunities and participation in a leadership conference! But enough about me, back to business. As not much progress has been made regarding the United States and Syrian immigration (especially regarding children) since I’ve last…
Resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan
The main point of social constructivism is to view the world via shared knowledge, material resources and practices (Jackson, Robert H., and Georg Sørensen 212). Furthermore, the people and their ideals are the most important to accessing why international relations take place as they do. This approach can be highlighted in my analysis…
Syria’s Economy Cut in Half by Conflict
Following the same vein I have in the past, the Syrian conflict has a great impact on the global society as well as just the region. Through an International Political Economic approach, one can analyze that Syria is in grave trouble for the future and its impact on the world will have a strong…
Syria’s Refugee Crisis from a Realist and Liberal Perspective
Over the past five years, the Syrian refugee crisis has peaked to an unavoidable level for the powerful nations of the world. Among other countries, the Western world has been deeply affected by this civil war and it is finally starting to respond. The immense question the international community is asking is: Why…
Syria War Pause Plan Agreed by World Powers
The Syrian Conflict is often being assessed by countries through a realist lens, because there is much to lose by involving a country in its efforts. This BBC article, titled, “Syria war pause plan agreed by world powers,” is extremely interesting to assess through realist ideology, because it explains the actions of many countries…
The International System Has Failed Syria
The Syrian Crisis calls into question the effectiveness of the United Nations at this current time in history. This BBC article, titled, “International System Has Failed Syria”, argues that the UN may have lost its chance to amend the Syrian Crisis. When one assesses how far the international community has come from the…
Recap of 2015 for Syrian children in viral images
In the event of the New Year, I came across this BBC article and would like to comment on it. The media has a wonderful way of spreading viral images, and has done so successfully for a few Syrian children this year. The girl who mistook a camera for a weapon When a camera is…
The Cost of Conflict for Children in Conflict– a video
Hello all, Today I watched a video from BBC which documented the enormous cost of the Middle Eastern conflict. The 60 second video for this article is here, but I would like to personally comment on just a few the mentioned facts: “5.1 million children are in need of emergency care” This statistic stuck with…
The importance of water in Syria
Today, water is being used as a weapon in Syria. In all of my previous posts, I have talked about the violence and the horrific acts of terror that the Syrian people have witnessed over the past years of conflict. One element of this devastating war I tend to forget about, as I assume others…
Inside Islamic State: ‘Under-age girls are in demand by IS fighters’
Hello everyone, today I would like to comment on an interview I listened to today, about women living under ISIS rule. Women are forced to marry the ISIS fighters, as one would assume from this environment, but now the fighters are demanding “Under-age girls”. Not only are the members of ISIS taking children away from…
A dead baby becomes the most tragic symbol yet of the Mediterranean refugee crisis
Good evening everyone, I know I haven’t posted in a long time. I was very busy this summer, and my class that my blog was required for ended, so I had more time to focus on the other priorities in my life. However, I am now in a class where I am to read the…
Children in Conflict Countries 