THE REFUGEE CRISIS AND HOW IT IMPACTED THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT
THE REFUGEE CRISIS AND HOW IT IMPACTED THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT

Summary/Abstract: In order to understand this crisis, there is a need to look back at what triggered this with the main catalyst being the Syrian civil war. It can be said that the incident started once with the Arab Spring protests back in 2011 as the Syrian population grew in discontent with the Bashar al-Assad government resulting in protests in hopes of removing said government. Sadly the protests were violently suppressed and sparked the fire of armed conflict in the country, throwing it in the civil war that has ravaged the country. The purpose of this article is to shed some light on the current refugee crisis that the European Union is facing, especially on the negative aspects of it that came under the form of a surge in criminal activity and terrorist acts, how it affects the Union, its security and the security of its citizens.

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