finding a recent news article about a conflict, issue, or major event in the North Africa and SW Asia realm and providing a summary, analysis, and connections to geographical issues and concepts.

Topic 1. NASWA Geography in the News
For this discussion, find a recent news article (within the past 12 months) that describes the latest developments in a conflict, issue, or other major event in this North Africa and SW Asia realm. Provide a brief summary of the conflict/issue/event that your article describes, and your own analysis of how this issue might affect the realm, and might be resolved. Be sure that the topic of the news article has some connection with the geographical issues and concepts we’re discussing, and be sure to highlight these connections in your discussion.