"Do you have an alternative? All I see is naïve suggestions." Another option is to recolonize. Failed (or failing) states like Syria and Egypt and Iraq become

"Do you have an alternative? All I see is naïve suggestions." Another option is to recolonize. Failed (or failing) states like Syria and Egypt and Iraq become permanent vassal states and their populations are ruled in-place (as they were in the past). I am not suggesting this course, but it should be included in this list, for completeness' sake. Interestingly, it does solve the refugee crisis...