The Iran war has triggered new refugee movements. People from the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa \u2014 they are all trying to make their way to Europe. Smugglers are earning billions. Europe is debating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eThese tragedies once again show that too many people continue to risk their lives on dangerous routes,\u201c said IOM Director General Amy Pope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Austria and Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Austria is not a Mediterranean country, but it is part of Europe. And Europe bears joint responsibility. The question is not just humanitarian. It is also political: Who benefits from the chaos? Who finances the smugglers? Who looks away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Two Sides of Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1,000 deaths in three months. This is not a natural disaster\u2014it is political failure. Europe's migration and foreign policy is producing deaths. YANUS will not remain silent about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the beginning of a YANUS series on migration, power, and European responsibility.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The numbers are alarming: In the first quarter of 2026, 150 percent more people died in the Mediterranean Sea than in the previous year. And Europe<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,19,33],"tags":[54,63,55,52,41],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europa","category-politik","category-welt","tag-europa","tag-investigativ","tag-politik","tag-wirtschaft","tag-world"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-300x200.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-1536x1024.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-2048x1365.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-18x12.jpg","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"YANUS Editorial Office","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b487030a986b1d9d5c67155d60d81207922ca850833e12b088ef859f100684b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Die Zahlen sind erschreckend: Im ersten Quartal 2026 starben im Mittelmeer 150 Prozent mehr Menschen als im Vorjahr. Und Europa","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Europa","Politik","Welt"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":198,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"medium":["https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-150x150.jpg",150,150,true]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"YANUS Redaktion","author_link":"https:\/\/yanus.at\/en\/author\/kb\/"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b487030a986b1d9d5c67155d60d81207922ca850833e12b088ef859f100684b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"Europa<\/a> Politik<\/a> Welt<\/a>","yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/yanus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-kenzero14-20788085-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"