IRREGULAR MIGRATION AS LATENT THREAT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS SECURITY

Marković, Darko M. and Zirojević, Mina (2020) IRREGULAR MIGRATION AS LATENT THREAT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS SECURITY. Nauka i društvo : bilten (1). pp. 36-59. ISSN 2335-0792

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Abstract

Due to a number of different security challenges, risks and threats, irregular migration present a global security problem in the present day. Following Turkey’s suspension of the agreement with the European Union from 2016, in circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, potential irregular migration has been gaining a new security dimension. Geographical position makes the Western Balkans an inevitable land transit route for migrants. Considering the restrictions on entry into the Schengen area, as in the previous period, attempts of illegal crossing of state borders would characterize the migrants’ movement in this direction. Starting from the geopolitical determinants of the Western Balkans and considering different security aspects under the new circumstances, the aim of this paper is to identify real dangers, which emanate from irregular migration across the Western Balkans region, both for the migrants themselves and the local population, as well as for the national, regional and international security.

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