The ISIS Crisis and the faiblesse of global governance
... friends. A three front war. Ukraine. ISIS-Middle East. Africa. Beyond the focus of the Obama speech, the entire continent of Africa remains a region of escalating conflict. The World Bank estimates that there are 3 million refugees displaced by wars. The United Nations has just authorized a shoot to kill force of 800 all-Chinese casques bleus to defend China’s substantial oil investments in South Sudan, where there is ISIS-linked activity. Add to that the 3 million people the United States, NGOs and the UN say are refugees due to the Middle East-ISIS situation. When money is being spent on weapons ...