By sealing off its borders and inhumanely detaining migrants at secret locations through extrajudicial means, Europe has compromised its values and adherence to international law. Is this the EU’s last chance to respond with compassion… [Read more]
Tag: Syria
Europe’s Latest Solution to the Migrant Crisis Isn’t Good Enough
Last week’s controversial EU-Turkey migrant summit resolved to send back all migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey without documents. Is this a humanitarian solution? Over 1,012,100 migrants set sail for Europe from Turkey last year. Most… [Read more]
Syria – A Way Out of the Quagmire
In the past few months, major powers involved in the Syrian crisis have met in Vienna in the hope of agreeing on a solution that will bring an end to the Syrian conflict. Meanwhile,… [Read more]
Pessimism – An Obstacle to Peace?
Hertie School students Jekaterina Grigorjeva (Latvia) and Kevin Müller (Germany) were selected as two of the three Junior Ambassadors for the 2016 Munich Security Conference (MSC), under the chairmanship of Hertie School Professor Wolfgang Ischinger.… [Read more]