Colin Sheridan: The world has grown accustomed to constant war and conflict 

The world’s political landscape is ever changing, but peace seems nowhere near

A young boy touches an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field in the outskirts of Qamishli, Syria, this March. File picture Baderkhan Ahmad/AP

Nearly three years is a long time in international affairs.

Long enough for governments to fall, alliances to shift, front lines to move, and yesterday’s defining crisis to become today’s background noise.