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A Once-Smooth Path for the Global Compact on Migration Becomes Rocky
The Global Compact on Migration was endorsed by164 countries in December 2018, but about 20 nations opted out or expressed reservations.
Threat of Hard Brexit Looms as Exit Date Nears
With 3.8 million EU nationals in the United Kingdom and 1.3 million British immigrants in Europe, an unresolved Brexit deal left mobile populations in prolonged legal uncertainty.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2018
Our review of the most consequential developments of the year in this countdown of the Top 10 Migration Issues of 2018.
“Silent” Refugee Crises Get Limited International Attention
While Syrian and Venezuelan crises dominate headlines, those in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere saw worsening displacement in 2018 with underfunded responses.
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.
Can Uganda’s Breakthrough Refugee-Hosting Model Be Sustained?
Uganda hosts Africa's largest refugee population under a globally praised open model, but chronic underfunding and a 2018 fraud scandal threaten its future.
After Revolution, Tunisian Migration Governance Has Changed. Has EU Policy?
Since Tunisia's 2011 revolution, migration is no longer a state bargaining chip—but the EU keeps treating it as one, pushing border deals and disembarkation centers Tunis has rejected.
It Takes a Village: Despite Challenges, Migrant Groups Lead Development in Senegal
Senegalese hometown associations have funded community development for decades, but EU restrictions are cutting diaspora income and forcing adaptation.
When Disaster Strikes: Responding to Migrants Caught in Crises
Research in six countries shows migrants protect themselves through informal networks when disaster strikes, but fear of detection keeps many from using official services.
Connecting Across Nationalities: Inter-Ethnic Relationships in a Kuwaiti Workplace
A network analysis of a small Kuwaiti firm finds workplace interactions cut across ethnic and class lines, challenging notions that the kafala system defined relationships.
