<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Facing the current issue of migration, European Union leaders managed to scrap together a (widely contested) plan for the re-distribution of asylum seekers between the member states. But they also undertook pro-active measures to counter illegal migration; such is the case of the military Operation Sophia.</p><p>In this paper we do not disavow in any way the existence and necessity of Operation Sophia. Instead, as a way to hereafter identify new opportunities to enhance its’ efficiency, we analyse the criticism brought against it, which mainly concerns: the lack of full transparency, the fosterage of illegal migration and the fail to address the root causes of the on-going migration crisis.</p></abstract>

Facing the current issue of migration, European Union leaders managed to scrap together a (widely contested) plan for the re-distribution of asylum seekers between the member states. But they also undertook pro-active measures to counter illegal migration; such is the case of the military Operation Sophia.In this paper we do not disavow in any way the existence and necessity of Operation Sophia. Instead, as a way to hereafter identify new opportunities to enhance its’ efficiency, we analyse the criticism brought against it, which mainly concerns: the lack of full transparency, the fosterage of illegal migration and the fail to address the root causes of the on-going migration crisis.

EU Military Operation Sophia – Analysing the Shortfalls

“Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, Sibiu,

Scientific Bulletin

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Facing the current issue of migration, European Union leaders managed to scrap together a (widely contested) plan for the re-distribution of asylum seekers...

EU Military Operation Sophia – Analysing the Shortfalls

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 122 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsaft-2016-0046

Keywords
European Union, Libya, military operation, Sophia

© 2015 Marius Pricopi, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

EU Military Operation Sophia – Analysing the Shortfalls

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 122 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsaft-2016-0046

KeywordsEuropean Union, Libya, military operation, Sophia

© 2015 Marius Pricopi, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
European Union, Libya, military operation, Sophia