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The Role of Think Tanks in Times of (Migration) Crisis: A Transatlantic Perspective
As European policymakers and publics continue to grapple with the migration crisis, this conversation offers an opportunity to reflect on the role and responsibility of experts in these politically sensitive debates.
Gender-Based Violence against Women: Both Cause for Migration and Risk along the Journey
Gender-based violence drives women to migrate and follows them on the journey, yet few refugees receive mental health support to address resulting trauma.
Engaging Communities in Refugee Protection: The potential of private sponsorship in Europe
Private refugee sponsorship can expand legal pathways to protection and improve integration, but European programmes must resolve three core design tensions to succeed.
Tracing the channels refugees use to seek protection in Europe
Europe cannot reliably track how refugees arrive, but available data point to irregular entry as dominant and resettlement as covering only 1 in 10 protection decisions.
From Emigration to Asylum Destination, Italy Navigates Shifting Migration Tides
Italy has shifted from a country of emigration to a frontline asylum destination, receiving more than 335,000 irregular arrivals in 2015 and 2016.
Outsourcing Migration Management: The Role of the Western Balkans in the European Refugee Crisis
Without a common EU policy, Western Balkan countries have borne the brunt of managing Europe's 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, and may pay a lasting price.
Thinking Outside the Camp: Syrian Refugees in Istanbul
The vast majority of the 3.1 million Syrians in Turkey in 2017 lived in cities, not camps, placing pressure on underfunded, legally constrained municipalities.
Juan Osuna: A Tribute to an Indispensable Person
MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner pays tribute to Juan Osuna, longtime Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, who died shortly after retiring in 2017.
Strengthening Mexico’s Protection of Central American Unaccompanied Minors in Transit
Mexico's child protection framework for unaccompanied Central American minors is undermined by screening gaps, detention conditions, and near-zero asylum rates.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
The United States resettled 84,994 refugees in fiscal year (FY) 2016, even as the Trump administration moved to sharply curtail future refugee admissions in its first term.
