Christian Ehler, Lea von Martius
Long March for Europe
Migrant Smuggling in the Mediterranean as a Challenge for Internal and External Security
Strategies of the EU
Preface by Rob Wainwright
2016 / 248 p. / B5 Hardcover / 39,95 / ISBN 978-3-89574-910-0
Verlag Dr. Köster, Berlin / www.verlag-koester.de
2015 has confronted the internal and external security of the European Union with
extraordinary challenges. The situation beyond the EUs southern and eastern borders
is determined by crises, conflicts and even war. By implication, more than a million
people set out from the Maghrib, the Maschriq, and Africa, from the mountains of the
Atlas as well as of the Hindukush for Europe. Crammed with human cargo an almost
uncountable number of boats attempt to pass the Mediterranean Sea between Gibraltar
and Greek islands like Kos every week. Parallel to this, thousands of people move
through the Balkans towards the center of Europe. Their individual fate is as
uncertain as the overall development of the process. Beyond mainstream buzzwords
like "refugees", "smugglers" or "border guards" Christian Ehler and Lea von Martius
differentiate the true variety of actors, their motives, and their modi operandi.
Based on the evaluation of current findings from official agencies such as Europol
and Frontex as well as on extensive scientific results the experienced European
politician and the researcher evaluate how the EU can cope with the challenge
in the long term.
Preface by Rob Wainwright (Director EUROPOL)
Christian Ehler is a long-standing German Member of the European Parliament. As First
Vice Chairman of the Parliament's Subcommittee on Security & Defence, he has long
been concerned with issues related to migration.
Lea von Martius is a researcher with degrees in Economics and International Human Rights
Law. She has worked and published in various countries.
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