Relations between the European Union and Turkey vs. the Migration Crisis. Machiavellian Plans or a Manifestation of Impotency?
Journal Title: Chorzowskie Studia Polityczne - Year 2015, Vol 10, Issue
Abstract
The article discusses the EU countries’, notably Germany’s, relations with Turkey in the context of the migration crisis and the policy of appeasement that was adopted toward the country on the Bosphorus in the hope for its assistance in stopping the waves of refugees. This complex issue does not seem to attract much interest in Poland but raises a lot of controversy in other countries, particularly in Germany. Chancellor Merkel’s current approach toward Turkey and her reluctance to radically change her stance toward the refugees has already had an adverse effect on Germany’s position domestically and internationally as well as on the perceptions of the European Union worldwide. The idea of making President Erdoğan instrumental in resolving the migration problem is highly contentious and, to say the least, has met with a widely negative reception. In Germany itself, it has exacerbated political conflicts and strengthened extreme right-wing sentiments. What is worse, it is felt that the agreement negotiated with the Turkish leader, giving him a free hand in pursuing his plans, may not result in a viable solution to the migration crisis while at the same time spreading word of EU’s impotency and being likely to have an negative impact on the socio-political situation both in Turkey and in the region.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Załucki
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP220340
- DOI -
- Views 101
- Downloads 0
Płeć jako temat polityki na przykładzie regulacji prawnych dotyczących tożsamości płci
Niniejszy artykuł poświęcony został tematyce tożsamości płci, która w kontekście propozycji regulacji prawnych stała się problemem obecnym w debacie politycznej. Autorka wskazała na sytuację osób transpłciowych w Polsce,...
The (In)visibility of Transgender People in Poland
The chapter aims to unveil the situation of transgender and non-binary people in Poland while describing social realities from the perspective of the hetero- and cisnormativity margins. The issue of transgender visibilit...
Ethnic Conflicts as a Threat to the Security of the Post-Soviet Area
Concepts of national policy chosen by the state, with particular emphasis on the management processes of diaspora and national/ethnic minorities, have consequences on the post-Soviet area, especially in the area of natio...
EUNAVFOR Med Sophia Operation as European Union’s Migration Policy Instrument
The 2015 migration crisis in the Mediterranean region has forced the European Union to define its migration policy for the coming years together with the ways to enforce it. The EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA operation, initiated i...
Ewolucja stanowiska Wysokiego Przedstawiciela Unii do Spraw Zagranicznych i Polityki Bezpieczeństwa – analiza prawno-instytucjonalna1
Celem artykułu jest analiza rozwoju kompetencji nadanych Wysokiemu Przedstawicielowi Unii do Spraw Zagranicznych i Polityki Bezpieczeństwa oraz relacji, jakie powstały między nim a innymi organami Unii Europejskiej. W pi...