New Eastern Europe Magazine Nov-Dec 2015 Zurück Ausgabe

The migration and refugee crisis in Europe has hit international headlines starting in the summer of 2015. While the crisis represents the greatest movement of people in Europe since the end of the Second World War, it is by no means a simple story. And it is further complicated when considering the bigger picture of migration throughout the continent, not only coming from the Middle Eastern countries.
This issue of New Eastern Europe attempts to add a more eastern dimension to the migration waves taking place in Europe. We indeed discuss the primary topic, which is the various reactions and perspectives towards the refugee situation which includes countries like Poland, Germany, Hungary and Croatia. But our authors dig even deeper and look at issues such as the internally displaced people in Ukraine as a result of the unrest and instability in the east of the country or the fact the Russia is experiencing one of the largest waves of emigrations in recent history. This wave is directly tied to the hopelessness felt in Russia among those in civil society and the middle class. This issue also presents a relatively unknown side to this story: forced migration taking place in Belarus, a country which has one of the worst track records for human trafficking.

Also in the issue:
An interview with renowned Turkish author Asli Erdogan
Edward Lucas and his reflections on the migrant crisis and what it means for Europe
Analysis of Russia’s intervention in the Syrian conflict and what could happen next
Reviews of the latest books and films from and about the region.