Ukraine

The Ukrainian Conflict Could Be a Tipping Point for Refugee Protection

Recent displacement crises—ranging from Syria, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Myanmar, South Sudan, to most recently Ukraine—have imposed huge stresses on the humanitarian protection regime. Yet individual countries and regional organizations have been innovating to meet the challenge and expand the options available for protection, in some cases bypassing beleaguered asylum systems. This commentary traces the rise of more ad hoc approaches.

A woman in a winter coat receives food from a woman in an orange safety vest at a train station in P

'Migrants’? ‘Refugees’? Terminology Is Contested, Powerful, and Evolving

The language used to describe people crossing borders carries real legal and political consequences that shape who receives protection.

A word cloud showing terminology used to refer to people crossing borders.

Briefing on Ukraine: Avenues to safety and meeting immediate needs

This discussion focused on the first-ever implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in response to the 2022 Ukrainian crisis, prospects for the integration of the displaced, and lessons from the 2015-2016 refugee crisis.

Ukrainians walking on the road with luggage into an EU area

Is Europe Prepared for a Possible Large-Scale Ukrainian Displacement Crisis?

Tested by the 2015-16 refugee crisis, are EU Member States better prepared for large-scale displacement of Ukrainians? This MPI Europe commentary examines preparedness for the possible inflow of Ukrainians, who already have visa-free access to the bloc.

Scene of Ukrainian street with barricades.

Years After Crimea’s Annexation, Integration of Ukraine’s Internally Displaced Population Remains Uneven

Five years after Russia's annexation of Crimea, Ukraine's 1.4 million registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) faced precarious conditions and uneven integration.

An older man and woman stand in front of an apartment building

The Emerging Crisis: Is Famine Returning as a Major Driver of Migration?

After decades of decline, famine returned to the planet in 2017 and 2018, yet research on the famine-migration nexus remains critically scarce.

European Immigrants in the United States

About 4.8 million Europeans lived in the United States in 2016, accounting for just 11 percent of all immigrants, down dramatically from 75 percent in 1960.