Open AccessMIGRATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: To What Extent Does The Migration Crisis Have An Impact on EU Security Threats?
Author(s) -
Nataša Marić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
defendology/defendologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2233-0895
pISSN - 1450-6157
DOI - 10.7251/defen4319059m
Subject(s) - european union , phenomenon , political science , irregular migration , order (exchange) , border security , development economics , international trade , economic system , economic geography , geography , business , economics , public administration , physics , finance , quantum mechanics
Consequences of migration flows have put international migrationat the top of international, regional and national security agenda. Migrationflows are not a new phenomenon in Europe however characteristics ofthe current European Migration Crisis lay firm ground for a unprecedentedcrisis. Migration divided Europe along geographical and cultural lines. Eventhought the Migration Crisis does not directly impact the five EU securitythreats, the mismanagement of the phenomenon and disagreement over thestrategies of resolution resulted into a self-induced humanitarian crisis that asa consequence poses threat to European Union Security. In order to eliminatepossible threats posed by the Migration Crisis, European Union will have tolook towards the source of migration flows. Failing to resolve the problem atsource could pose a greater threat to global security and imminently to the securityof the European Union and its periphery. Therefore migrations impactinternational, regional and national environments, however they representan indirect threat to security only if the process is not handled through adequatestrategies.