Migration as a Tool of International Diplomacy: State Interests and Power in Global Migration Systems
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This paper examines migration as an integral component of international politics and state diplomacy, analyzing how nations leverage their positions as migration-receiving, transit, and migration-sending states to advance foreign policy objectives. The paper argues that migration is a valuable negotiation tool in international relations, with examples from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, and Greece demonstrating how states use migration diplomacy to secure diplomatic advantages and international aid.
What this research paper covers
- Introduction: Migration's role in world politics and state interests
- Migration systems and interstate diplomacy: case studies of Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, and Greece
- State sovereignty, migrant agency, and institutional frameworks for international migration governance
- Migratory diplomacy as foreign policy tool and negotiation mechanism
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Introduction:
Immigration is an integral part of world politics since it is inherently political and international. The interests and power of states are influenced by their location in migration systems: the ability of nations to apply diplomacy or pursue state interests is impacted by the extent to which they are migration-receiving, transit states, or migration-sending (Mitchell, 1989). Migration is a central component of state functions and interests in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, and Greece as migration-receiving and transit states. For instance, Jordan and Turkey have managed to use their position in migration systems as migration-receiving states and transit states to negotiate with the European Union for more aid if they are to continue accommodating refugees from Syria. Increased migratory flows across migration-receiving, transit states, and migration-sending states affect diplomatic interactions between nations in the international system and focus on interstate diplomacy (Weiner, 1985).
As a result of the international organization of states, migration is inevitable. Since the state is central to many of these discussions, it is no surprise that many of these topics revolve around state sovereignty. With the result that government activities play a significant influence in shaping and determining international migration, they believe that migrants have agency and autonomy, not merely as a result of state policy or practice but as a result of their ability to influence events.