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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.
Three Things the European Union Can Do to Support Private Sponsorship for Refugees
Amid disagreement over the appropriate way to manage European borders and grant access to protection, private sponsorship of refugees may have a valuable role to play.
After the Storm: Learning from the EU response to the migration crisis
The European Union made real gains in crisis coordination after the 2015-16 crisis but still lacks permanent mechanisms to manage future emergencies—and risks losing the progress made.
Europe Pushes to Outsource Asylum, Again
EU proposals for external asylum processing centres face serious legal, logistical, and humanitarian obstacles that leaders championing the idea have yet to resolve.
Horst Seehofer’s Migration Plan for Germany: Another nail in the coffin of Europe’s asylum system?
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer's plan to bar asylum seekers at German borders conflicts with EU and international law and threatens the Common European Asylum System.
The New EU Migration-Related Fund Masks Deeper Questions over Policy Aims
The European Union's proposed 89.5 billion-euro external fund risks deepening conflict between migration management goals and development actors' poverty reduction focus.
Next Steps: Implementing a Brexit deal for UK citizens living in the EU-27
EU-27 governments remain poorly prepared to transition British residents to a new legal status as Brexit's preliminary 2018 agreements leave major implementation gaps.
Cracked Foundation, Uncertain Future: Structural weaknesses in the Common European Asylum System
Structural deficiencies embedded across every stage of the Common European Asylum System long predated the 2015–16 migration crisis, and legal reform alone cannot resolve them.
Scaling up Refugee Resettlement in Europe: The role of institutional peer support
Peer support can motivate European states to scale up refugee resettlement, but poorly aligned goals and mismatched participants limit its effectiveness.
Turkey-Style Deals Will Not Solve the Next EU Migration Crisis
The EU-Turkey deal is a poor template for future migration challenges, as rising flows from Turkey, Libya, and Ukraine would strain the bloc's weakest asylum systems.
