Jahrzehntelang galten die etwa 29 Millionen Kurden, die in der Türkei, in Iran, Irak und Syrien leben, primär als Gefahr für die territoriale Integrität dieser Staaten und damit für die Stabilität der Region. Heute ist diese Region von Staatszerfall, überbordendem Terror und Tendenzen einer Auflösung[…]
Region: Aegaeis – Turkey – Mashreq
An Evaluation of the EU-Turkey Refugee Deal
Since 2011, the civil war in Syria has displaced, both internally and externally, nearly 13 million people, more than half of the Syrian population (Pew Research Center, 2018). Syrians constitute the largest group within the 65.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. Other large displaced populations[…]
EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement
The migrant crisis that has stemmed from the ongoing strife in the MENA region is one of the most devastating and consequential crises in modern times. Its impact has been felt across continents, in countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, along with European Union[…]
Aegean Regional Analysis
Human rights violations reached a new level in the Aegean Sea and at the Greek-Turkish land border from the beginning of March. The escalation went along with acts of repression against NGOs and solidarity structures for refugees and migrants. The regional analysis covers the escalation[…]