1. Options for International Intervention in Syria

2. The Need

3. The Need, Part II

4. The Need, Part III

5. The Need, Part IV

6. The Need Part V

7. International Organizations
UNHCR (UN High Commission on Refugees)
WHO (World Health Organization)
UN Security Council
Charities/NGOs: Oxfam, Mercy Corp, Save the Children, Islamic Relief
Media

8. What are all the problems associated with the crisis in Syria?
Humanitarian
Geopolitical
Political
Economic

9. Responses by UN or Individual Countries
Sanctions
Support for Assad
Support for Rebels
No-fly Zone
Ground Troops
Safe-Zones
Others…?

10. Understanding the Challenges
What does Assad want?
What are the goals of ISIS?
What role do the Shia and Sunni sects of Islam play in the civil war?
How can humanitarian aid be provided without favoring any one side?
How should destination countries handle refugees?
How should life for civilians in Syria be restored?

11. Problems with letting the crisis continue...
Social pressures in countries receiving migrants.
Civilian deaths from starvation and disease.
Destroyed infrastructure which makes rebuilding impossible.
Rogue government(s) with weapons.
ISIS and al Qaeda (JFS) controlling areas.