Human Interest

We have more displaced people today than we did after World War II (well, we do have about twice as many people on earth).  This is huge news, and there seems to be no real end to the problem, only the looming uncertainty as to how the world will handle and respond to the growing numbers of those without homes.  Out of every 113 people on earth, one of them is a refugee.  The issue of how to handle migration issues today is the very heart of the difference between how liberals and conservatives feel is the best way to make the world a better place.  

Geography is everywhere, and for better or worse, it is a forum for understanding human relations across space.  So many question here- why is the global community letting this happen?  How could something like this happen in 2016?  Why are Yazidis being targeted?  How might this change the current stance on the situation in Syria?