A Syrian refugee holds a shovel as her parents work to produce concrete blocks in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (REUTERS/Jamal Saidi).
Opinion
Syrian Displacement Set To Become Aggravated
October 7, 2013, Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol
The conclusion of the U.S.-Russian deal to remove chemical weapons from Syria has had the unintended consequence of further polarizing Syrian opposition groups and has lead to an increase in violence, argue Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol. Without a resolution of the causes driving Syria's violence, Kirişci and Erol write, it is difficult to expect an end to the sufferings of civilians and a solution to the displacement problem.