Since Friday many politicians across Europe have already spoken about this. Horst Seehofer, the chairman of the CSU, the Bavarian sister party of Germany's governing Christian Democrat, has stated the attacks show there is a need for “stronger control of Europe's external borders, but also of national borders.” The prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, noted that he had warned other European leaders of “enormous security risks linked to migration. Hopefully, some people will open their eyes now.” In a condolence message to the French President, Vladimir Putin called for international collaboration; “Fighting this evil requires the real unity of the forces of the whole international community.” Will stricter immigration policies prevent future terrorist attacks? Will a united EU help with security or will tighter national borders help?
Sunday, November 15, 2015
After the Paris Attacks: What they mean for Europe
Details are still coming out about the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night that claimed 129 lives as of now. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for these attacks that occurred in several locations across Paris including a sports stadium, a concert hall, and two restaurants. Paris has experienced many terrorist threats in the recent years including one attack on a journalism office in January of this year that claimed 16 lives. The issue then was freedom of speech but after the attack on Friday, the issue for governments across Europe is migration. How do these attacks affect the issue of migration and refugees that the EU is currently discussing?
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It's unfortunate that it takes a terrorist attack to have nations realize the effects and threats that migration can pose on a country. In addition to this, it is good to see a collaboration of the EU in an attempt to take down the Islamic State. I personally feel that ISIS can only be brought down if there is a collaborative effort. Hopefully moving forward international security will be strengthened and the chances of another catastrophic terrorist attack decreased.
I agree with Cooper. It saddens me to say that it does take a large catastrophic event like a terrorist attack for nations to realize the effects and threats that migration can pose on a country. Not only will the influx of new migrants pose a change to the nation's culture, it will potentially cause large economic events like those that have been beginning to occur in Sweden. We learned that due to an increase in immigration, many of the cultural aspects of Sweden have been affected. For example, the trust that many Swedes have for their government is not seen in those who are immigrating into Sweden. Therefore, as immigration continues to grow, the Swedish government is beginning to have a harder time passing legislation due to a lack of trust the new immigrants and now citizens possess.
I also agree with Cooper that I am glad to see the collaboration of the EU in an attempt to take down the Islamic State. I am also intrigued to see what new advancements to international security will come from the terrorist attacks in Paris, France.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't think borders should be closed because of this attack. One attacker posed as a refugee, but the rest were from France or Belgium. Many of these migrants are fleeing countries that are heavily damaged by ISIS, so the odds are very slim that said refugees are terrorists. I don't think closing borders will do anything other than make more innocents victims of attacks.
I think that the US has to close borders to refugees at least until decisions are more clear as to how the US and other countries are going to deal with the ISIS threats. It seems like more and more everyday there is another list that is found that has more targeted cities in the US. By allowing these refugees to come into the country it greatly increases chances that one of these attacks will occur. I think the only way to keep the country safe is to keep refugees out in this dangerous time and to tighten national borders until this ISIS war and threat are over. By each country tightening their borders and coming together to fight ISIS, I think they can be taken down and some peace restored to citizens.
What happened in Paris was very unfortunate and scary, but I think it would make the refugees have a harder time to find a place to stay, a lot of people are afraid of another attack that might happen in their city and are refusing to accept refugees.
I agree, all of Europe should have stricter boarder controls. It will not only help citizens and consumers feel more safe, but it'll also help with the tourist attraction which will help to increase the economy. With the recent events over the past year, it would be the right move for the EU to crack down on security for the benefit of everyone.
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