Author(s): Mircea ORMENIȘAN
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2018
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 19-20/2018
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Abstract
In order to understand this crisis, there is a need to look back at what
triggered this with the main catalyst being the Syrian civil war. It can be said that t he
incident started once with the Arab Spring protests back in 2011 as the Syrian
population grew in discontent with the Bashar al-Assad government resulting in
protests in hopes of removing said government. Sadly the protests were violently
suppressed and sparked the fire of armed conflict in the country, throwing it in the
civil war that has ravaged the country.
The purpose of this article is to shed some light on the current refugee crisis that
the European Union is facing, especially on the negative aspects of it that came under the
form of a surge in criminal activity and terrorist acts, how it affects the Union, its
security and the security of its citizens.
Keywords: refugee crisis, crime rate, criminality, terrorism, crime.
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