Published: 2024-07-31

Development of Frontex vis-à-vis Instrumentalization of Migration as a Tool of Hybrid Warfare – is more Institutionalisation the Answer?

Martin Faix
Polish Review of International and European Law
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/2024.13.1.05

Abstract

This article investigates the evolution of Frontex, the EU's border management agency, in response to migration challenges and its role in the context of hybrid warfare. It critically examines the agency's expanded mandate post-2015 migration crisis and its efforts to balance security enhancements with human rights protections amid concerns over the instrumentalization of migration by states like Belarus and Russia. The article assesses Frontex's development, addressing its dilemmas, particularly in terms of accountability and human rights adherence. It questions the efficacy of further institutionalizing Frontex, emphasizing the need for a nuanced approach that respects both security and human rights. Whereas the first part of the article applies a predominantly descriptive approach, the second part uses the analytical method to determine if Frontex's ongoing expansion is an apt strategy against the backdrop of migration as a tool in hybrid conflicts, reflecting on its implications for EU security and fundamental rights.

Keywords:

Migration, hybrid warfare, Frontex, human rights

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Faix, M. (2024). Development of Frontex vis-à-vis Instrumentalization of Migration as a Tool of Hybrid Warfare – is more Institutionalisation the Answer?. Polish Review of International and European Law, 13(1), 119–144. https://doi.org/10.21697/2024.13.1.05

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