Refugees and Terror in Europe

Product Overview

Germany faces an existential crisis as the leading country of the European Union opened its doors to an avalanche of refugees from West Asia and North Africa, with a record number of asylum seekers—exceeding one million—arriving in the richest country in Europe in a single year; today, this key nation at the heart of Europe is deeply divided on the issue, as the rapid rise of right-wing parties and movements has sharply polarised society, mirroring similar fractures across the continent. This study closely examines the still-unfolding dynamics of the crisis, focusing on the challenges Germany faces due to the refugee influx and related terrorism, engaging with the views of prominent publicists and political leaders, and analysing the hard and soft policy tools employed by Berlin to manage a problem that threatens to tear society apart; it also draws comparative insights from India where relevant, and seeks to uncover the factors that influence sections of the youth to gravitate towards terrorist ideologies.