As European leaders struggle to respond to the growing number of refugees crossing their countries’ borders, divisions persist among EU member states over how to manage the continent’s worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.
Meanwhile, the Arab region has come to host more than one-third of the world’s refugees, with Lebanon and Jordan under significant strain. War has forcibly displaced more than 12 million Syrians in the past four years alone.
In this Q&A, Carnegie experts trace the evolution of the crisis. They analyze how it is impacting political stability in the Middle East and Europe, and what leaders should do about it.
- What’s driving the refugee flows?
- How are the refugee flows changing the Middle East?
- How have countries in the Middle East and the broader international community responded to the crisis thus far?
- How are the refugees traveling to Europe? Is the flow going to abate any time soon?
- Was Europe prepared?
- How will this crisis impact political stability in Europe?
- What kind of policy responses are needed now?
Read more at: http://carnegieeurope.eu/2015/10/01/roots-of-europe-s-refugee-crisis/iie3?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohuajPZKXonjHpfsX66uskUK%2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YUIRMp0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D
Read more at: http://carnegieeurope.eu/2015/10/01/roots-of-europe-s-refugee-crisis/iie3?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohuajPZKXonjHpfsX66uskUK%2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YUIRMp0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D
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