Thought I'd let this thread settle down before I said anything
Algeria sums up the refugee crisis and its origins perfectly
A former French Colony, a horrific fight for independence which brought about the deaths of 1.5 million Algerians and almost led to a military coup in France, (an excellent account of this war can be found in Paul Henissart's 'Wolves in the City'

A Socialist Government operated a 'controlled democracy' policy which was violent overthrown by Islamist militants
Then along came the oil giants and a squabble about who should sell arms to the new lot - Russia or the U.S., Germany, France and the United Kingdom.   
When oil rears it's predatory head, a refugee crisis is inevitably not far behind
Jim Carroll