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dc.contributor.advisorYost, David S.
dc.contributor.authorVarvoutis, Athansios R.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T22:34:41Z
dc.date.available2018-08-24T22:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/59611
dc.description.abstractSince the June 2014 establishment of the “caliphate” by the Islamic State, there has been an alarming increase in the number of terrorist attacks in Europe. Concurrently, wave after wave of migrants from war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan have landed on Greek shores—and the shores of other southern European countries—in search of safety and freedom. Could the increased number of migrants entering Europe have any correlation to the greater incidence of terrorist attacks in Europe? This thesis considers the effects of the Islamic State sending trained operatives, including foreign terrorist fighters, into Europe through Greece disguised as migrants. This thesis also explores the impacts of the migrant crisis on the Greek government and society. Further, it analyzes the security implications for the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This thesis concludes that if Greece, the EU, and NATO policies remain unrevised, the migrant crisis will continue to present grave challenges, including transit and recruitment opportunities for terrorist operatives in Europe. This thesis recommends greater EU and NATO coordination in receiving, hosting, processing, and identifying migrants entering Europe, notably via Greece.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/greeceandthemigr1094559611
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.titleGREECE AND THE MIGRANT CRISIS: THE THREAT OF FOREIGN TERRORIST FIGHTERSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.secondreaderHafez, Mohammed M.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs (NSA)
dc.subject.authorGreeceen_US
dc.subject.authormigrant crisisen_US
dc.subject.authorIslamic Stateen_US
dc.subject.authorforeign terrorist fightersen_US
dc.subject.authormigrantsen_US
dc.subject.authorterrorismen_US
dc.subject.authorEuropean Unionen_US
dc.subject.authorNorth Atlantic Treaty Organizationen_US
dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesisen_US
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Europe and Eurasia)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Europe and Eurasia)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.identifier.thesisid30167
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


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