The entire world has been captivated by the recent wave of pro-democracy protests in the Arab world. Egypt and Tunisia have already had a leadership change, while in Libya the situation is quite dramatic with thousands of dead people and a leader that defies the cries for change and hangs on to power by brute force. But how is this related to migration?

People migrate in order to find a better life or more secure conditions for them and their families. The unrest in the Arab world is bound to create a new migration wave towards the EU, and especially the Mediterranean countries of Greece, Italy and Spain. Europe is already fearing the consequences of such a wave, as the Time magazine reported, while the Irish Times is tying the phenomenon to the need for a firm response to the events.