Shameful and senseless: Europe struggles with refugee crisis

The underlying geopolitical question remains important, however, as Rem Korteweg of the CER writes: "The foreign policy dimension of this crisis has been largely neglected. Europe's leaders are overly focused on dealing with the symptoms — the large groups of migrants and refugees coming to Europe — rather than fighting the causes. A more durable solution surely lies in helping create the conditions that stop people from fleeing to Europe in the first place."