| Summary: | 碩士 === 國防大學 === 戰略研究所 === 106 === The location of Syria is on the upper reaches of the ancient capital of Mesopotamia that is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The soil in Crescent Bay is nursed by both Euphrates and Tigris rivers that flow into the country from north. This rich soil makes Syria the largest agricultural exporter in the Middle East. However, Syria has been involved in a civil war since the activation of the Arab Spring in late 2010. This war has caused numerous lost in innocent civilian’s lives. Therefore, about one million people from the Middle East and Africa start to flee to seek safety shelters in Europe. Given the outstanding numbers of refuees, European governments and the mainstream of societies start to focus on the social problems caused by them. While some important issues such as the number of acceptance for each European country and the relevant social problems are still in arguing and discussion process, several successive terrorist attacks changes the political winds from discussing sheltering mechanism to maintaining national security. These successful attacks repeatedly challenges the European countries’s bottom line for the humanitarian spirit given the attacks are blamed to the refugees by a no minor part of society. This conflict motivates me to look into this issue. First, the driving factors of generating such numerable Syrian refugees require to be studied. Second, the possibility of the penetration of the "Holy Warrior" in the refugees is also an important question to look into. Third, the capability of the terrorists to draw these vulnerable refugees and to form another militant Islamic State in Europe need to be assessed. Therefore, working on these three questions is at the heart of this study. Two conclusions have been found:
1. In addition to the internal political chaos in Syria, the worsening climate change and decreasing agriculture production are important factors of weakening the resilience of the country.
2. There is no obvious connection between refugees and recent terrorist attacks.
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