The deal on refugees between the EU and Tur­key, announced at the end of Novem­ber 2015 – Tur­key will curb the flow of refugees into Europe in exchange for gen­er­ous fin­an­cial help, ini­tially of 3 bil­lion Euro – is a shame­lessly dis­gust­ing act, a proper ethico-polit­ical cata­strophe. Is this how the ‘war on ter­ror’ is to be con­duc­ted, by suc­cumb­ing to the Turk­ish black­mail and reward­ing one of the main cul­prits of the rise of ISIS in Syria? The oppor­tun­istic-prag­matic jus­ti­fic­a­tion of this deal is clear (brib­ing Tur­key is the most obvi­ous way to limit the flow of refugees), but the long-term con­sequences will be cata­strophic.

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