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The authors of this paper argue that the Dublin System, which is the current template being used by EU member states to deal with asylum seekers, is fundamentally coercive, structurally imbalanced, and therefore flawed. However, the possible alternatives to the existing system, if they are to succeed, will have to account for two still unresolved problems --1) how to prevent the risky, life-endangering journeys asylum seekers are now undertaking, and 2) how to organize the distribution of asylum-related responsibilities and costs among EU states.