Where do Afghanistan’s refugees go?
By Tazreena Sajjad Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked an international outcry. As of Aug. 22, 2021, some 6,000 U.S. troops were working to evacuate U.S. military, American citizens...
Should New Zealand take more refugees?
By Jay Marlowe New Zealand has one of the lowest numbers of refugees per capita in the world — there is room for many more. When COVID-19 forced New Zealand to shut its borders, it left refugees we had committed to resettle in precarious circumstances with shattered...
What will migration look like after the pandemic?
By Antoine Pécoud Increased control of people’s mobility because of COVID-19 might not be so easy to undo. One of the most immediate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the closure of many international borders. This had a severe impact on migration, and in...
What is the plight of climate change’s “refugees”?
By Julia Budler Julia Budler explores the displacement of people due to climate change. In its first 1990 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that “the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration,” predicting...
A crisis no more? Refugee journeys through the Balkans
By Amanda Russell Beattie, Patrycja Rozbicka, Gemma Bird & Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik Is there still a refugee crisis in Europe? The ‘Refugee Crisis’, or more appropriately, the European Humanitarian Crisis, made headlines within and beyond Europe in 2015 when...
Do climate refugees need special protection? 🔊
Last week, the man who would have become the first official climate change refugee, Ioane Teitiota, lost his case to avoid deportation at the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Teitiota claimed refugee status saying climate change had affected his right to life...
Why are some migrants seen as more deserving than others?
By James Nicol Why are some migrants seen as more deserving than others? James Nicol investigates. Since the re-election of the Coalition government in Australia’s federal elections scarcely more than week ago, a number of reports coming out of Nauru and Manus Island...
How can we explain the current wave of anti-immigrant sentiment?
By James Nicol James Nicol explores the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in western countries. Whatever our feelings on the matter, we cannot escape the fact that the question of immigration has become the defining political issue of our time. International migration...
Why does the migrant caravan exist? And how did it come to be?
By Jerry Flores Why does the migrant caravan exist? And how did it come to be? Jerry Flores explores. On Oct. 19, thousands of Central American migrants tried to cross the bridge between Guatemala and Mexico, seeking safety up north. News outlets broadcast the painful...Subscribe by Email
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