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The perfect storm
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nairiporter.livejournal.comThe butterfly effect is a well known concept in chaos theory. It says that if a butterfly flaps its wings at the opposite end of the world, in time it would cause a hurricane at this side, because every little occurrence could set up an unpredictable chain of cause and effect.
If the refugee crisis in Europe was indeed caused by such a seemingly insignificant event, the apparent stupor and utter dismay among the European leaders would have been understandable. Except, the huge deluge of migrants who are crossing continents and borders en route to Europe originates from places where chaos and bloodshed has reigned for years - so it has been anything but unanticipated. Europe has long been surrounded by crises, not necessarily related to each other, and not always caused by war alone - the lack of basic living conditions is just as significant a factor, if not more.
It seems there is never enough resources for dealing with these crises, and paradoxically, the West's commitment to tackling the root causes tends to diminish with the increase of the seriousness of these crises. But let's face it: until these generators of crises are tackled and people finally begin to see a chance for a normal life back in their country of origin, the human flood will not stop.
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If the refugee crisis in Europe was indeed caused by such a seemingly insignificant event, the apparent stupor and utter dismay among the European leaders would have been understandable. Except, the huge deluge of migrants who are crossing continents and borders en route to Europe originates from places where chaos and bloodshed has reigned for years - so it has been anything but unanticipated. Europe has long been surrounded by crises, not necessarily related to each other, and not always caused by war alone - the lack of basic living conditions is just as significant a factor, if not more.
It seems there is never enough resources for dealing with these crises, and paradoxically, the West's commitment to tackling the root causes tends to diminish with the increase of the seriousness of these crises. But let's face it: until these generators of crises are tackled and people finally begin to see a chance for a normal life back in their country of origin, the human flood will not stop.
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