Sasha Polakow-Suransky

The idea that Europe is committing suicide because of the influx of migrants has gained traction of late, especially on the right but increasingly on the left too. Suransky's argument that Europe may indeed be doing so, but doing so because the failure to develop a comprehensive plan for how to address the migrant crisis is leading to the rise of illiberal far right parties (AFD, Front Nacional, etc.) is compelling. Unfortunately the book is fantastic at diagnosing the problem but less so in offering solutions.
Ironically, the United States escapes much mention of any role it could play. Given it played an outsize role in causing this crisis in the first place due to the invasion of Iraq, the ouster of Gadaffi, and the aftershocks that followed these two events, by right it should bear some responsibility. Instead it is Europe that must confront this problem, seemingly alone… (mais)