"SEA OR WALL? – THE GEOPOLITICS BEHIND THE MIGRANT FLOW

I. Prologue: The Child Who Died Asleep in a Small Boat

That night, the waves were unusually calm. As if the sea itself wanted to protect the child's breath.
A child, drifting to sleep in a small boat, seeking hope from the edge of the world… but never waking up again.
His name never made the news.
But he is the invisible image of global politics – without a name, without a homeland, without a future.

II. The Silent Army Rising from the Seas: Who Are the Migrants?

Every day, more than 50,000 people leave their homes, lands, and histories.
They are called “refugees,” “migrants,” “asylum seekers.”
But in truth, they are the test of humanity.

• Climate change is drowning lands.

• Wars are reducing cities to rubble.

• Hunger and economic collapse are making countries unlivable.

Migration is no longer a personal choice – it is a mass escape.

III. The Silent Cry of Numbers

These numbers are not just statistics – they represent human lives, shattered families.

IV. Borders Closed in Open Waters

The most alarming region: The Mediterranean Sea.

• Libya, Tunisia, Morocco – departure points.

• Italy, Greece, Spain – entry gates.

In 2022, 3,789 people drowned in the Mediterranean.
And these are only the recorded cases.

The question is: Why are these people throwing themselves into the sea?
The answer is simple – walls rise on land.

V. What Do the Walls Protect?

USA, Europe, Australia… Everywhere: border walls, electronic fences, tear gas.

But what are these walls really protecting?

• The labor market?

• Political stability?

• Or simply the fear between “us” and “them”?

Walls don’t stop human flows – they stop human conscience.

VI. Migrants and Geopolitical Bargaining

Migrants are no longer just a humanitarian issue – they are a geopolitical card.

• Turkey uses migrants as leverage against Europe.

• Belarus weaponizes migrant flows toward Poland and Lithuania.

• The EU pays third countries to guard its borders.

Human lives have become negotiation material, the subject of deals, and clauses in contracts.

VII. Is Being a Migrant the Same as Being a Second-Class Human?

In many European countries:

• Migrants cannot access education,

• Cannot find legal work,

• Live without identity.

They are viewed as “guests” – but never truly welcomed inside.

• Migrant children fall behind in school.

• Medical aid is limited.

• They are often labeled as a “threat.”

What kind of world is this where a passport defines a person’s value?
Is this truly a humane world?

VIII. Azerbaijan and the Region: Where Does Migration Stand?

Azerbaijan also faces both internal displacement and external migrant flows:

• The IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) crisis from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

• Influx of migrant labor from Central Asia and Pakistan.

Important regional questions include:

• Are there legal migration mechanisms?

• What is the integration policy?

• Who carries the social burden of the borders?

IX. Is There a Solution?

The world cannot stop this flow.
But it can manage it.

Some proposals:

• Create safe and legal pathways for migration.

• Strengthen social integration programs in receiving countries.

• Address the root causes of migration – war, poverty, climate crisis.

Migration is a challenge, but it is also a natural human condition.
We don’t need to “stop” it – we need to guide it.

X. Epilogue: From Waves to Walls – Where Is Humanity?

That child… the one who died asleep in a small boat…
He didn’t belong to any country.

If we could look at the world through his eyes, maybe it would look different.

It’s time to build bridges, not walls.
It’s time to cross not the sea, but the walls within the heart.

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