The Migration Crisis in the Mediterranean Sea from 2013 to the present day

Abstract

This thesis will deal with the migration crisis that started in 2013 and its impact on the European Union and on its member states. This research will try and answer the question: Could the supervision of a strong international organization solve the problem of the migration crisis and how could such an international organization prepare for potential future problems? The hypothesis will focus on the fact that a reformed United Nation could embody this role. The hypothesis will be examined by using the theory of neomedievalism. Throughout the thesis some reforms to make the United Nations a more democratic and effective organizations will be presented. The responses of the European Union and the NATO given so far to deal with the migration crisis, and the impact of non-state actors, such as NGOs committed in search and rescue operations and Italian and African mafias, will be analysed. Subsequently the economic and social impacts of migrants in the European Union will be examined, with a closer analyse on the Italian case.