Julian Hattem
Julian Hattem is Editor of the Migration Information Source, the online journal of the Migration Policy Institute, and is responsible for its content and publication.
Before joining MPI, he spent a decade as a journalist focusing on international migration, politics, and conflict. He has been on staff with the Associated Press, The Hill, and the Yomiuri Shimbun, and has been awarded journalism fellowships from the Heinrich Boell Foundation North America and the International Reporting Project to report on migration in Southern Europe and Southeast Asia. As a freelance journalist he reported from four continents, and his articles have been published by outlets including the Guardian, the Washington Post, Public Radio International, World Politics Review, National Public Radio, and Quartz.
Mr. Hattem holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics.
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Will Climate Change Push Some People into Statelessness?
When climate change threatens the very land a country stands on, what does international law have to say — and is it equipped to respond?
Connecting the Dots: How Climate Detectives Link Human-Caused Environmental Change to Migration
When does an extreme weather event reflect natural variability, and when does it bear the fingerprint of human-caused climate change — and how do scientists tell the difference?
Small Islands, Big Challenges: Climate Change and Migration in the Caribbean
What does climate change mean for migration — and economic stability — across one of the world's most geographically exposed regions?
Can AI Predict Climate Migration?
Advances in machine learning are beginning to illuminate how climate shocks influence migration decisions, offering a new lens for understanding one of the defining challenges of the coming decades.
In a Climate Tinderbox, Migration Can Spark Violence
Under what conditions does climate-driven displacement tip from a coping mechanism into a catalyst for violence?
Climate Change, Migration & Conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In regions where climate change and prolonged conflict intersect, how do compounding pressures shape who moves, where they go, and whether they can return?
Stories of Climate Change and Migration to the U.S.-Mexico Border
When climate disasters strike communities across the Americas, do they drive people to migrate — or do they set in motion a chain of events that ultimately does?
The World Is Going Greener. What Role Can Immigrants Play?
What does the global push for net-zero emissions mean for the workers — and the immigration systems — that make it possible?
The Reverse of Climate Migration: Should There Be a Right Not to Be Displaced amid Climate Change?
When the legal frameworks designed to protect displaced people were written, climate change was not among the harms they anticipated — so what comes next?
How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees"
How do the narratives surrounding climate migration shape the attitudes of the very communities that displaced people are moving into?
