Publication
Mar 2016
During their meeting in Ankara on 8 February 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and then-Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced that NATO would monitor the flow of migrants in the Eastern Aegean Sea and work to stop illegal human trafficking and smuggling. This text explains both the political background and mandate behind this new maritime activity, discusses its operational details, and speculates on its prospects for success.
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| Author | Andreas Jacobs |
| Series | NDC Research Reports |
| Publisher | NATO Defense College (NDC) |
| Copyright | © 2016 NATO Defense College |