From the arab spring to the arab exodus in Europe

• Author: Ana-Maria Bolborici
• Position: Department of Social Sciences and Communication, Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 77-84

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 8 (57) No. 2 – 2015

FROM THE ARAB SPRING TO THE

ARAB EXODUS IN EUROPE

Ana-Maria BOLBORICI1

Abstract: The article focuses both on the current issue of migrant waves

from different Middle East countries and Africa and on the implications this

flood has on the European Union. As we already know, as a major power and

through its operational missions, the European Union plays a significant role

in the context of the Middle East Peace Process. This review concentrates on

few aspects regarding the impact of the massive waves of immigrants assails

on Europe. According to numerous analysts the flood of migrants and

refugees is the largest movement of people Europe has seen since the World

War II.

Key words: refugees, immigrants, migrations, crises, European Union.

1 Department of Social Sciences and Communication, Transilvania University of Braşov.

1. Introduction

The end of the Cold War highlighted

new tendencies, as an effect of the radical

changes the international system has

undergone, changes reflected also in the

need to redefine and to reinterpret the

security concept on a global scale.

The obvious fear concerning the start of

a nuclear conflict between the two great

powers was gradually replaced by a series

of tangible threats to national and / or

international security, such as: the ethnic

clashes, the necessity of ex-communist

states to undergo a long transition process,

the increasing number of immigrants and

refugees, the increasing importance of

cultural and religious affiliation in

international relations, the environmental

degradation, the integration in different

regional structures etc.

Despite the upward trend recorded in the

context of geopolitical repositioning a

specific trend of the 90s, in certain regions

of Europe, but especially in the Balkans a

numerous interethnic crisis have outburst.

In order to protect populations subjected

to violence in interethnic crisis, the EU had

operative interventions in these conflict

areas such as: Afghanistan, Congo, East

Timor, Kashmir, the Korean Peninsula or

Middle East.

Moreover, in recent years, the EU,

through the Committee for Civilian

Aspects of Crisis Management (the fourth

permanent body of the ESDP, responsible

for providing information,

recommendations and reviews to the

Political and Security Committee) has

oriented its foreign policy and security in

conflict prevention and mediation, peace

building, and peacekeeping in conflict

regions.