Worldview: March 1, 2016

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Syrian refugee and her child
A Syrian refugee and her child cry after their arrival from Turkey on the southeastern island of Lesbos, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Greece is mired in a full-blown diplomatic dispute with some EU countries over their border slowdowns and closures. Those border moves have left Greece and the migrants caught between an increasingly fractious Europe, where several countries are reluctant to accept more asylum-seekers, and Turkey, which has appeared unwilling or unable to staunch the torrent of people leaving in barely seaworthy smuggling boats for Greek islands. Associated Press
Syrian refugee and her child
A Syrian refugee and her child cry after their arrival from Turkey on the southeastern island of Lesbos, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Greece is mired in a full-blown diplomatic dispute with some EU countries over their border slowdowns and closures. Those border moves have left Greece and the migrants caught between an increasingly fractious Europe, where several countries are reluctant to accept more asylum-seekers, and Turkey, which has appeared unwilling or unable to staunch the torrent of people leaving in barely seaworthy smuggling boats for Greek islands. Associated Press

Worldview: March 1, 2016

By Worldview
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We examine the results of the Iranian elections with Reza Marashi, director of research for the National Iranian American Council. Then, we take a look at the EU’s refugee crisis and other important issues facing the continent with Ambassador Henne Schuwer, the Ambassador of The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States. Plus, we take a look at what’s showing at the annual Peace on Earth Film Festival in Chicago.