Migratory Crisis in the Mediterranean: Managing Irregular Flows

The current migratory crisis in the Mediterranean questions the European Union’s (EU) capacity to manage migratory flows. So far, the EU has placed a particular emphasis on border management, given a lack of political will that continues to prevent more in depth institutional responses. The current situation in the Mediterranean, and the EU’s response is a cause of concern due to the risk it represents to the human security of migrants, and the questions it raises regarding the management of migratory flows within the EU. The major question to emerge during this crisis is: How does the EU manage irregular migration flows while safeguarding migrants’ human rights?