Arab Refugee Crises And The Balkan Wars Of The 1990s

In the final draft I will expand on each of the issues, by looking into more specific examples of both what different European countries are doing policy wise, as well as what the sentiment is among the refugees in the different areas of Europe. To fully be able to understand the conditions the refugees are facing I will be using other scholars ethnography work; One of those works being Katerina Rozakou’s piece regarding the management of refugees in Greece. As a result of that knowledge I will be able to come to an accurate conclusion as to what course of action should be taken in Europe as a whole, to deal with this ongoing

On September of 2015, the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi went viral. “The toddler’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach had reverberated across the globe” (Parkinson & George-Cosh, 2015). Aylan’s family had “fled the brutal civil war in their native Syria and only attempted the boat crossing after Canada denied their application of admission as refugees. The image led to an astonishing outpouring of support for Syrian refugees” (Hein & Niazi, 2016).

The current world refugee crisis is the worst since World War II with currently over 59.9 million forcibly displaced people, which equivalates to a 40% increase in 3 years. This influx of refugees can be seen as a crisis, many countries are under intense strain trying to taking in the large amounts who are fleeing from danger, with Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt taking in 95% of fleeing Syrian refugees. Turkey taking in the most people with an estimated figure 1.9 million. However, countries in the Persian gulf, closer to Syria, have taken in no refugees. With nowhere to go, 1 in 4 refugees were forced resettle in poor countries such as Ethiopia. Europe has also been under much strain with small facilities for refugees and large numbers affecting the border states such as Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. Germany has resettled over 800 000 refugees, more than the whole of Europe in 2014.

The European migrant crisis began in 2015 when there was an influx of refugees coming into the European Union through southern European countries and by way of the Mediterranean Sea. An extremely large portion of these refugees came from Syria and Iraq. One of the leading causes of the mass migration was war and unrest and the consequent rise of insurgency groups such as ISIS within these people’s home countries. As their homes and cities have become unfit to live in any longer, people have been driven to seek asylum in European countries. Greece and other southern European countries like

The paper goes on to say that the European crisis is because of the large numbers of refugees that are overwhelming the local European populations; and that ‘Countries that can’t control their borders always face a backlash’.

Thousands and thousands of migrants have begun to flood into the European countries. With immigration numbers higher than ever, these countries have begun to search for solutions. Some countries have considered closing their borders , many are beginning to show violence to keep people out. As always, there is a much better solution other than using violence. The Europe Migration Policy needs to be adjusted to current needs and these countries need to work together to create better opportunities for the immigrants and refugees seeking safety.

Throughout human history there have been many wars that caused chaos for the people that lived around the battlefields. Loved ones can die, property can be destroyed, and all order can be lost. In the past few years, war in the Middle East has caused a massive amount of refugees to seek a place to live in Europe. The effect that the migrants have had on European countries (mostly syrian refugees) is negative because of their impact on the daily lives of the locals, the countless amount of funds that countries have spent to try to integrate them into society, and the increased risk of terrorism in countries that harbor a large amount of migrants.

The refugee crisis is a hotly debated and controversial topic all over the globe relevant to today. The rising number of refugees arriving in the European Union has significantly increased throughout the past few years. The controversy comes from not the refugees themselves, but from where they are emigrating from. Coming from extremely hostile and dangerous countries operated by the Islamic State militants, there is a sense of hysteria from the opposing side saying that there are risks that need to be factored in when accepting such a large amount of people from places where there are high concentrations of terrorism into their home countries. On the other side of the argument, the advocates for refugees are proclaiming that as humans we have moral obligations to give the quintessential helping hand to humans whenever one is in need, regardless of their situation or circumstances. Through social activism these proponents are seeking to

Many refugees are seeking a safe haven in Western Europe, and even in neighbouring countries. Places such as: Turkey, Jordon, Lebanon and Iraq are only a few to name. This may be the worst refugee crisis since World War II with about 85% of resettlement spots are pledged by Germany. It has become a matter of neglect towards human beings rather than a fight for freedom rights. People prefer security over those freedom rights and rebels are continuing at the risk of

In a presentation by Hans Jörg Neumann a case is made that with the current global conflicts, creating an influx of refugees and migrants, countries like Germany are shouldering an unfair burden which could potentially lead to social and political turmoil. For decades Germany has taken a less pivotal role on the world stage as a consequence they are now taking the charge with attempting to solve the world’s problems. With this new leadership role, the number of people coming into Germany may be unsustainable. The crisis has reached a stage where a number of other European countries are closing their borders, consequently this severely limits the number of refugees they accept into their countries. On top of the crackdown being implemented by these countries human smuggling is becoming an increasing problem with illegal groups, risking the lives of refugees for money. The presentation offers a lot of information, but essentially provides little in the way of a solution, what makes this discussion work is it’s use of statistical data along with a clear appeal to logic or “Logos”. Hans Neumann’s argument is that with so many refugees migrating to Europe the burden of accommodating these refugees is being disproportionately placed on more generous countries like Germany causing the social services provided by these countries to take a toll.

The European refugee crisis began in 2015, when a rising number of refugees and migrants made the journey to the European Union (EU) to seek asylum. Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. According to the data that was shown in Business Standard and also confirmed by BBC News, the top ten nations which account for 90% of the sea arrivals in 2015 were: Syria (49%), Afghanistan (21%), Iraq (8%), Eritrea (4%), Pakistan, Nigeria and Somalia (2 %), Sudan, Gambia and Mali (1%). Also the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees confirms that the top three nationalities of refugees are Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi. Of the refugees and migrants arriving in Europe by sea in 2015, 58% were men, 17% women and 25% children. (Wright, 2015). According to Eurostat, EU member states received over 1.2 million first time asylum applications in 2015, 4 countries (Germany, Hungary, Sweden, and Austria) received around two-thirds, while Latvia received a very small part of them.

With economic backlash, unemployment and inflation adding to the populist polarization against accepting refugees to their countries, USA has deter from its pioneering role in the crisis mitigation with the Trump administration enforcing a selective ban on Muslims travelling to USA and scaling down refugee assistance programme. A frontline country like Germany under the leadership of Angela Markel is also weighing down its prospects after measuring the political sentiments in the country with the upcoming elections kept in the mind. Europe cannot go on responding to this crisis with a piecemeal or incremental approach way beneath their full

Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.

The Syrian refugee crisis also has a big impact on European communities. Many Refugees are struggling with finding acceptance in these communities. The communities are struggling to feel safety among those refugees. Those communities are worried about who is living with them. There are problems because people in these communities are always worried about their kids and their lives. The communities are also impacted because there are many kids who made it to Greece are orphans and have lost their parents in the ocean. These communities are affected by an increase in number of orphans.

A refugee is someone who has been forced out of their own country due to reasons such as political, economic or even threats of wars. Since the beginning of 2015, a large number of people from Middle Eastern and African countries are fleeing war, persecution, and poverty and have been crossing borders into and within Europe. The Syrian refugee migration problem is one of Europe’s major crisis of the decade. In an article by “Europe’s Commision”, we see that “More than 1 million refugees and migrants have arrived in the European Union” in which a large amount of these refugees are fleeing from the civil war in Syria. Europe is in the middle of a huge debate between the ethical concerns regarding whether or not to grant Syrian refugees into Europe. The global catastrophe has clear ethical considerations; however, these refugees should not be denied into all of Europe because they are trying to escape from war and terror in their own country.