Strategic Assessment

With no indication that the bloody civil war in Syria is drawing to a close, the issue of short term emergency assistance and longer term support, integration, or resettlement of the Syrian refugee population represents a monumental challenge. Analyzing the regional refugee crisis, this article provides a general assessment of the situation and outlines the main impending issues that need to be tackled. It examines the short and longer term regional and human security implications of the crisis, emphasizing how current shortcomings in tackling the situation may, in the longer term, reflect negatively on regional security and stability.