TED: Our refugee system is failing. Here's how we can fix it | Alexander Betts

The video discusses Europe's inadequate response to the refugee crisis, highlighting contradictions in policies and the need for a new vision. It explains the origins and failures of the current refugee system and illustrates refugee choices through Amira's story. The speaker proposes expanding refugee choices through enabling environments, economic zones, preference matching, and humanitarian visas. The conclusion calls for a new vision that recognizes refugees as contributors, not burdens, and urges political action.

What are the main contradictions highlighted in the response to the refugee crisis?

How does the current international refugee system fail to address the needs of refugees?

What are the three basic options faced by refugees like Amira?

In what ways can refugees contribute to the host communities according to the text?

What is the concept of 'enabling environments' in relation to refugees?

How can economic zones benefit both refugees and host countries?

What is preference matching and how could it improve the refugee situation?

What are humanitarian visas and how could they change the current asylum process?

What historical examples are provided to support the idea of humanitarian visas?

What vision does the speaker propose for addressing the refugee crisis?