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Iran Loses Highly Educated and Skilled Citizens during Long-Running “Brain Drain”
Driven by repression, sanctions, and economic decline, Iran has lost highly educated workers in a brain drain that the World Bank estimates at $50 billion per year.
The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint
Five years after the EU-Turkey deal reshaped European migration policy, the agreement has become a contested template for outsourcing border control.
Movement after Migration: Immigrants’ Disproportionate Reliance on Public Transportation
Immigrants are the backbone of public transit ridership in North America and Europe, making COVID-19-era service cuts fall harder on the foreign born and affect their integration.
Stateless and Persecuted: What Next for the Rohingya?
Stripped of citizenship and fleeing intense persecution in Myanmar that has been described as a genocide, many Rohingya remain in legal limbo across Asia.
Violent Encounters and Social Status Shape the Conditions for Migrants Fleeing Civil War
Research on Syrian refugees challenges the assumption that violence directly triggers flight, showing that social status and trauma responses shape who migrates first and why.
Climate Extremes, Food Insecurity, and Migration in Central America: A Complicated Nexus
Drought and flooding are pushing Central American farmers to migrate, but targeted climate services paired with financial aid could help them adapt and stay.
The Eurasian Economic Union: Repaving Central Asia’s Road to Russia?
The Eurasian Economic Union offers Central Asian migrants easier access to Russia’s labor market, at the cost of growing political and economic dependence on Moscow.
Africa Moves Towards Intracontinental Free Movement for Its Booming Population
Africa's population boom is fueling intra-continental migration, but political fragmentation and security concerns leave the African Union's free movement vision unrealized.
Faith and Mental Health Help Shape the Integration of Muslim Refugees in Germany
For Muslim refugees in Germany, faith is a vital coping resource. But anti-Muslim sentiment, underfunded Islamic organizations, and mental health barriers can undermine successful integration.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2020
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped global mobility, leading to widespread border closures and long-term shifts in migration policies.
