Maritime security strategies and resources against irregular immigration: comparative analysis of Spain, European Union and African Union

Abstract

The current migration crisis that Europe has suffered in recent years has led to it being considered irregular immigration as a risk or threat to Security in the recent Maritime Security Strategies, specifically in the case of Spain, European Union and African Union. Therefore it´s appropriate to determine from these Strategies, what degree of threat constitutes irregular immigration by sea and the available resources to fight against it, analyzing their possible regional compatibility, especially with regard to the possibility of joint actions making use, even of military resources.