The Syrian civil war has ended, but there are millions of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. With danger from a hostile regime back in Syria, what will happen to them now?
Maps can be an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create their own.
Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa is supposed to lead to greater public representation in municipal politics. In fact, it is largely strengthening authoritarianism.
Understanding the connections between basic food demands and accessibility to water and energy is important when it comes to climate change and its impact on agriculture and livelihoods.
With the many interconnected conflicts within Syria continuing, and with routes to safety increasingly blocked, what can Syria’s 4.8m refugees expect in this ‘new’ year?
As part of a collaboration between The Conversation and PBS’s Point Taken, a professor from The Ohio State University examines some common misconceptions about Syrian refugees.