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The mass movement of people across the world is nothing new, but migration today is so global and so unrelenting that it may well be the great humanitarian issue of our time.
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How the spectre of Yugoslavia looms over EU’s handling of the refugee crisis
Everyone has forgotten there were almost as many asylum seekers in Europe in the early 1990s as today.
How the refugee crisis is playing out on the German stage
In Germany – a country where going to the theater is a deeply ingrained cultural tradition – the stage is a place to confront pressing political issues.
How the refugee crisis is dealing another blow to Europe’s Roma
An influx of people seeking shelter from conflict has sharpened attitudes against groups which have been in Europe for centuries.
Fleeing for freedom, Eritrean refugees are being abandoned by Europe
Should the EU be giving money to repressive regimes to stop the flow of migrants?
Swedish immigration is not out of control – it’s actually getting more restrictive
Sweden's crime rate is not affected by the immigration rate and the state has introduced stricter asylum laws.
Explainer: how Australia decides who is a genuine refugee
The term 'genuine refugee' is thrown around often, yet few know the complicated process of how someone is deemed to be one.
Kenyan court forces the country to review its options on Dadaab refugee camp
A Kenyan court has ruled that the government's closure of Dadaab refugee camp is unconstitutional. This will affect the future of the refugees currently in the camp.
Refugees: Is there room for a middle ground?
Data since 1950s show Americans have always been wary of refugees. A public opinion expert explains current attitudes toward Syrian refugees and what it means for building consensus on policy.
To counter populist policies the world needs to ditch its obsession with GDP
The world needs an alternative system, measuring economic value in face of the dissatisfaction that brought Donald Trump to the White House.
More pathways for migrants to Europe can foil people smugglers – border clampdowns will not
A military option will be a lucrative one for smugglers.
If the EU wants to be the bastion of liberal democracy, it too must stop demonising refugees and migrants
Europe is also building walls.
‘Europe is suffering multi-morbidity’: a conversation with Claus Offe in Berlin
According to German public intellectual Claus Offe, Europe faces multiple crises but is not down and out yet.
How the UN’s new secretary general can help the world’s most vulnerable
The global agenda for 2017 is fiendishly complicated and hugely sensitive. Is António Guterres up to the task?
Japanese civil society groups are helping support refugee entrepreneurs, despite government reluctance
Despite being one of the top donors to the UN refugee agency, Japan accepts very few asylum seekers, and provides little support for those who do make it.
Why don’t refugees just stay in Turkey or Greece? We asked them
Improving conditions in Turkey and Greece may convince more refugees to stay where they are.
European leaders taking cues from Australia on asylum seeker policies
Across Europe anti immigration political leaders are turning to Australia for inspiration on how to reduce the number of people seeking asylum in their countries.
After the Calais Jungle: is there a long-term solution? Views from France and Britain
As the camp for migrants and refugees outside Calais is dismantled, two academics from either side of the Channel look at what will happen next.
What the appointment of Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general means for the refugee crisis
As the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Guterres could promote a more unified approach to helping the displaced.
Kabul is still not safe – but the EU is deporting people there anyway
The European Union has no qualms about using aid as a bargaining chip to pressure other countries into taking back refugees.
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