English: A volcano called Syria (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The situation in Syria has caught public attention because of the alleged use of chemical weapons (most likely Sarin) by someone. I don't usually stray into current affairs quite so much as this, these sort of situations are too raw to even think about designing games about them. However the press coverage seems to be quite off base to me, seeing this as a repeat of Iraq/Afghanistan where it appears to me to be closer to the break up of Yugoslavia, or perhaps the Rwanda genocide. Also much of my experience in trying to understand conflict can be brought to bear on this situation. (more…)
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