In the wake of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, Poland’s interior minister said Europe should wake up to the “clash of civilizations” where Muslim enclaves form “support bases” for terrorists. He claimed Poland is safe as it had prevented … Read More
(CNN)Much has changed since the height of the refugee crisis that gripped Europe in the summer of 2015. Since the shocking images of drowned Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi went viral, the crisis has largely been out of international headlines. But … Read More
In 2016, every major media outlet focused on the influx of refugees into the European Union as a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportion. During that year, the media coverage alternatively painted the issue as either a boon or a blight … Read More
Turkey has renewed a warning to the European Union about a new surge of migrants as its impatience grows over foot-dragging on visa-free travel, exposing the divide between Ankara and the bloc it says it still wants to join. Foreign … Read More
Islamist terror attacks have increased markedly in the country since it opened its doors to migrants fleeing the Syrian Civil War. On July 28, one person was murdered and another five were injured by an Islamist wielding a knife at … Read More
Standing on deck seeing children, women and men up to their waist in seawater because their boat is slowly deflating, world politics suddenly seem very far away. We are the only ones here, in international waters. No other vessels around … Read More
ITALY’S former Prime Minister has delivered a furious ultimatum to Eastern Europe demanding they take a fair share of migrants or face economic sanctions. Matteo Renzi said he would use “the iron” fist to force countries in Eastern Europe to … Read More
More than 152 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance globally — and at least 64 million have been forced to flee their homes. While humanitarian organizations race to provide lifesaving efforts, the funding levels are faltering. In fact, … Read More
One in 40. This is the dreadful death rate facing refugees attempting the perilous crossing from Libya to Italy in overloaded rubber dinghies. It has trebled since late 2015, when European search and rescue efforts in the central Mediterranean were … Read More
In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis, Sweden took in more migrants per capita than any other European country. Then on April 7 this year, a terrorist attack, in which an Uzbek man, who was a rejected asylum … Read More