Hoping for Prosperity

The refugee crisis that accelerated in 2015 blindsided Europe’s leaders. In this 2016 World Economic Forum presentation, President Joachim Gauck of Germany broaches the divisive topic of how Germany and its neighbors ought to handle the crisis. He calls for European solidarity in extending aid to migrants, yet he warns that Germany must limit the influx of migrants to maintain social and political cohesion. As Germany leads Europe’s response to the refugee crisis, getAbstract recommends Gauck’s intelligent, compassionate and pragmatic insights to policy makers, peacekeepers and humanitarian aid workers tasked with finding creative solutions to the current predicament.