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Climate Impacts as Drivers of Migration

Climate change is already driving migration—mostly within countries’ borders. But evidence shows it compounds other factors rather than acting alone.

COVID-19, the Withdrawal Agreement and Citizens' Rights: No time to waste

This webinar explores how governments’ implementation plans for the Brexit withdrawal agreement have been affected by COVID-19, and the potential implications on citizens’ rights at the end of the transition period and beyond. Among the topics covered: which populations are most at risk at the intersection between Brexit and the pandemic and what contingency measures might mitigate these vulnerabilities and keep implementation timelines on track.

Human Smuggling in an Age of Pandemic

How has the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped human smuggling and irregular migration worldwide?

Is Airport COVID-19 Testing Ready for Takeoff?

Is airport COVID-19 testing the key to restarting international travel safely?

Rethinking the U.S.-Mexico Border Immigration Enforcement System: A Policy Road Map

This road map urges restructuring U.S.-Mexico border enforcement into an enduring function, marrying effective border security with fair, humane enforcement and increased cooperation.

Will International Migration Governance Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?

COVID-19 exposed flaws in migration governance. The 2018 Global Compact for Migration provides a framework for crisis response and rebuilding lost livelihoods.

Australia and the ‘Biosecure Border’ in the Age of COVID-19

What can Australia’s biosecure border teach the world about quarantine, border control, and pandemic travel policy?

Greece Struggles to Balance Competing Migration Demands

The Greek government promised "strict but fair" migration reforms, but asylum backlogs grew, conditions in refugee camps deteriorated, and reports of unlawful pushbacks mounted.

Brexit on the Backburner: Citizens’ rights and the implementation of the withdrawal agreement in a pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed implementation of Brexit citizens' rights across the EU-26, jeopardising post-Brexit status for an estimated 4.6 million EU and UK nationals.

Greece’s Moria Tragedy: The crash test for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

The fires that devastated the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos have further raised the stakes for the soon-to-be unveiled EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. If Moria persists as a concept—with asylum seekers prevented from onward movement elsewhere in Europe—this becomes an integral pillar of future EU asylum practice, whatever is written on paper, as this commentary explores.