Migration from the Middle East and Africa to Europe: Challenges and threats

Author:

Andrey Gromyko

Abstract:

This article examines the challenges and threats in connection with the problems of refugees in Europe that have acquired a long-term character, they destabilize the situation in a number of countries, and open up new opportunities for terrorism.
The main reasons for the recent increase in the number of refugees are: conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, in the regions of Africa and the Middle East; the factor of the so-called “Islamic state,” which still holds large territories; demographic explosion in the countries of Africa and the Middle East; socio-economic disparities between different regions.

Keywords:

migration, refugees, Europe, Middle East, Africa

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