The Silent Mass Immigration: Family Reunification in the EU in the Light of Recent Data Analysis Family reunification could be seen as a discrete and legal, yet demographically subversive mass immigration. While national and European laws, despite discrepancies, recognize the immigrants’ right to family reunification, law is far from grasping the complexity of the family reunification problem. In the following, we shall present some recent data on the family reunification in the EU, focusing on France and Germany, the two…

The Soft Hand of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe Analysis The usual suspect of Islamic movements is Salafism and its jihadist offshoots. The obvious threat posed by this movement is addressed by the media as well as by decisionmakers. However, while Salafism threatens European democracies and values both socially and politically, it is not the only political force to reckon with. Other political and ideological non-violent movements – Sunni and Shiʻi equally – display agendas and actions that endanger European…

Burden Bearing, Burden Exporting: The Global Compact for Migration Seen from the Arab World Analysis Although The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is not a treaty, and, therefore, not a legally biding document, its endorsement by the United Nations (152 of its members voted in favour of the Compact on 19 December 2018) put it on the agenda of international affairs. Particularly, the Compact is likely to justify pro-migration global actions to dismantle further the…

A Breach in the Wall: The Demographic Turn and Mass Migration to Europe Analysis Introduction A particular aspect of the problem of mass migration to Europe is what could be called “the demographic turn”. Muslim populations in Europe are younger that non-Muslims[1] and the fertility rate of Muslim women is higher.[2] Additionally, continuous migration from Muslim countries in the previous decades also maintained the higher birth rate among Muslim communities in Europe, nurtured by family reunification, endogenous and early marriage.[3]…