Refugees News & Analysis
Syrian Refugee Returns After Assad: Political Imperatives and Humanitarian Realities
Examining Syrian refugee populations in neighboring countries and the European Union, as well as the challenges faced by host governments and the al-Sharaa regime in inducing them to return and help rebuild a country devastated by civil war.
Call Them by Their Name—Fleeing Venezuelans are Refugees, not Migrants
It’s time to invoke the Cartagena Declaration and provide Venezuelans stranded abroad with the legal protections and funding they need.
Decriminalize the Victims, Please
Refugees will continue to receive poor treatment unless international regimes are overhauled to improve oversight and enforcement.
Merkel’s CDU Defeat in 2016 Regional Elections
Germany’s Angela Merkel is holding the line on the “open door” policy, and it’s costing her party at the ballot box.
In Search of a Resolution to the Syrian War, Refugee Crisis
How does one solve a crisis that spans from superpower geopolitics, to entrenched global criminal networks, all the way down to the indelible human urge to seek a better life
2015 Refugee Crisis Reminds Europe There Is a Real War in Syria
The Syrian refugee crisis can only be solved by addressing the root causes of the conflict. If not then the flow of refugees is just getting started.
Western Intervention in Libya a Recipe for Disaster
Libya is in chaos; it has been since the West and Qatar-aided civil war that brought an end to Colonel Qadhafi’s regime. But another military intervention is definitely not what's needed.