Externalization

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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.

New EU Partnerships in North Africa: Potential to backfire?

Fragile governance and absent protection systems in North African states undermine EU plans to work in partnership to curb Mediterranean crossings.

The Paradox of the EU-Turkey Refugee Deal

The March 2016 EU-Turkey deal faces a core paradox: strict enforcement risks violating EU law, while legal compliance means few migrants will actually be returned.

The Potential and Pitfalls of Extraterritorial Processing of Asylum Claims

With more than 3,500 Mediterranean deaths in 2014, debate has grown over extraterritorial asylum processing as the European Union faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.

Pushing Out the Boundaries of Humanitarian Screening with In-Country and Offshore Processing

External humanitarian processing proposals have been made in the United States and European Union, raising possible dilemmas for asylum seekers.

EU Mobility Partnerships: Expression of a New Compromise

EU mobility partnerships aim to reframe migration as a development tool.