U4 AOS 1 Ethical Debates

Question 1

Obligations to asylum seekers and other refugees vs national interests - Realist

Answer 1

After 170,000 people entered Hungary via Serbia, a 175km-llong razor wire fence erected to control ‘illegal immigrants’

Realist because prioritising national security over the needs of refugees and the international community.

Question 2

Obligations to asylum seekers and other refugees vs national interests - cosmopolitan

Answer 2

IN 2015, Germany adopted an ‘open door policy’ towards refugees

‘we’ll manage this’ - allowed refugees into Germany, providing them with homes, regardless of their background

Cosmopolitan - based on the right thing to do, irrespective of nationality or skill (benefit to national interests).

Question 3

Obligations to asylum seekers and other refugees vs national interests - statistic

Answer 3

2019, Germany processed 91% of the 2.5 million refugees in the EU
2019 - 9% was granted entry into Hungary

Question 4

Rights of refugees vs economic migrants - realist

Answer 4

Australia passed the Economic migration policy adjustment in 2017
- Adjusted to fill specific skill shortages
- 2017 - replaced almost 460 visas to ‘temporary skill shortage’ visas to ensure economic migrants meet labour market.

Realist - prioritised economic migrants and people beneficial for economy over refugees with random skills.

Question 5

Rights of refugees vs economic migrants - cosmopolitan

Answer 5

Canada’s Syrian refugee resettlement program 2015
- resettled 25,000 refugees in 2016, regardless of skill and labour market needs.

Question 6

Differing approaches to refugee settlement - Realist

Answer 6

To preserve Belarus’ relations with Russia, Belarus is hesitant to accept Ukranian refugees.
- prioritising its regional relationships and thus national interest over the needs of the refugees escaping a war.

Question 7

Differing approaches regarding refugee settlement - cosmopolitan

Answer 7

Poland accepts over 2.5 million refugees in 2024 after the Feb 2022 Russian-Ukranian war
- Upholding the principle of ethics and social cohesion, assisting people regardless of background.

EU accepts Ukrainian refugees and resettle them for 3 years before they require refugee status.