Madeleine Albright: the cold war was a piece of cake compared with inequality

Former US secretary of state speaks on impact of Syrian refugee crisis as IMF chief Christine Lagarde adds she does not think world is entering new recession

Tackling issues such as global inequality and the Syrian refugee crisis is difficult, former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright said on Sunday - even more difficult than fighting the cold war.

Albright, who served as ambassador to the United Nations and was secretary of state under Bill Clinton, spoke as part of a panel at Wellesley College. The divisions brought out by the Syrian refugee crisis, she said, highlighted the issue of global inequality.

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