A Note on the Great Migrations in the 21st Century
A Note on the Great Migrations in the 21st Century

Summary/Abstract: While it is impossible and indeed unnecessary to debate humanitarian values, the problem-solving formula (something like infinity divided by 28) put forward by Brussels is far from incontrovertible. According to the European Commission, such a formula is the only morally adequate response to the phenomenon of mass immigration. However, in terms of security policy, this would quite possibly bring about a new Europe-wide humanitarian catastrophe. The challenge created by mass migration in the early 21st century puts pressure on the relief organisations, political leaders and member state organs of national security alike. All concerned need and want to find a solution, but their standpoints are often irreconcilable: their respective attitudes to migrants are different. The main problems arise when security officials are blamed for their lack of humanity, or when security risks are brought up with respect to shipwrecked migrants saved in the Mediterranean.

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