Migration Crisis in Europe and Its Lessons for the Asia-Pacific Region

Abstract

International migration, especially the problem of refugees, is one of the hottest global issues today. The migration crisis 2015 – early 2016 in Europe was the latest testament to the complex nature and the influence of the issue. This crisis caused many complex political, economic, and social problems, leaving Europe facing one of the most difficult problems in recent years. Looking at the situation in many parts of the Asia-Pacific region at the moment, the painful problems that COVID-19 is causing continue to make the migration issue and its accompanying consequences a difficult problem for many countries in this region. This leads to the need to refer to the experiences drawn from the European case in 2015–2016 for the current process of formulating and implementing policies on migration in Asia-Pacific. However, it is a fact that the number of studies focusing on analyzing the political impacts of migration is still limited. Hence, in this article, based on a political perspective, we analyze the causes and clarify the political impacts of the 2015–2016 crisis on Europe, thus proposing some recommendations to solving the conundrum posed to the Asian-Pacific region.