Lesson 5: European Refugee Crisis and the future of the EU

January 30, 2018

Review:

• Putin’s Russia
• Exam 1 on Thu, Feb 1

Presentation:

• How Europe’s refugee and migrant crisis unfolded
• Aleppo, Syria … before/after war
• Population: 4.6M in 2010, ~1.5M in 2017

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• Exodus: the Journey Continues (Frontline)
  • Segment 1: begin at 21:40, end at 33:50
  • Segment 2: begin at 1:24:30, end at 1:31:30
• Future of European Union
  • Break into 4 groups and answer these questions
    • Refugee Crisis
      • How should the EU manage the ongoing refugee crisis?
        • What are the appropriate immigration policies?
        • How should such policies be enforced? By EU centrally or by member states locally?
      • How should the EU (and the world) better manage future refugee crises?
        • What steps should be taken to improve handling of immigration?
        • How should the burden of future refugee situations be shared?
    • EU Structure
      • What flaws/strengths in the EU structure have been revealed by the refugee crisis?
      • How should the EU structure be modified to better address immigration issues?
      • What parallels are there between the refugee crisis and the Greek debt crisis?
  • Reconvene
    • Each group reports back with a set of proposals (or ideas, questions, conclusions, policies)
    • Discussion and attempt to find consensus
    • Borders are tricky, eh?

• Review for Exam 1
  • Format
    • 2 pages – 1 page map test, 1 page essay questions
  • Topics
    • Guns, Germs and Steel
    • 6 Killer Apps
    • Europe
      • World War II  and 20th Century Europe
        • Reconstruction (Marshall Plan)
        • Economic recovery
      • European Union
        • Formation, Rules
        • Euro currency
      • Sovereign Debt Crisis
        • Role of Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy
        • Role of Germany, France
      • European Refugee Crisis
      • Brexit
    • Russia
      • Role in WW2
      • Cold War area of influence (Iron Curtain)
      • Putin’s rise to power
      • Oil prices and economy under Putin
      • Totalitarianism and Kleptocracy
    • Map of Europe (including Russia)

Assignment:

• Study for Exam 1 on Thu