By the end of 2012, over 60,000 Syrians had been killed and
over half a million had fled as a result of the civil war in Syria. Shortages
of food and shelter were worsening inside Syria for civilians. In early January
of 2013, a spokesperson for the U.N. said that the international organization
was unable to feed a million residents in combat zones. Acute fuel shortages in
Syria were contributing to the rising price of bread—at least six times greater
than the pre-conflict price. Additionally, an outbreak of violence in a large
Syrian refugee camp of 54,000 refugees in Jordan amid a winter storm was
reported. “The incident followed a night of heavy storms, during which
torrential rains and high winds swept away tents and left parts of the camp
flooded,” an official in Save the Children said in a statement. One might ask
what was really behind the deteriorating conditions.
The full essay is at "Absolute Sovereignty: The Case of Syria."
