Global Program
The Global Program acts as a policy laboratory for innovative, evidence-based, and politically feasible solutions to migration policy challenges. From direct policy advice to deep comparative research, its work interrogates policy design and effectiveness, helps countries newer to immigration learn from innovation and evidence in other regions, and anticipates how demographic, economic, and technological shifts will reshape migration in the years ahead. It supports governments in responding to crises with greater coordination and foresight, and provides a trusted off-the-record space for engaging with sensitive topics. Its main geographical focus is Europe, the Americas, and Australia, but it increasingly works with governments and other partners worldwide, including in East Africa and Asia. For more on the Global Program, click here.
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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling…
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid…
Migration Diplomacy in an Age of Transactionalism
As international cooperation frays, balanced diplomacy—rather than coercive dealmaking—promises the most effective approach to emerging migration…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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Towards a Whole-of-Society Approach to Receiving and Settling Newcomers in Europe
Europe's refugee integration challenge is compounded by persistent migrant-native gaps and social fragmentation, making a whole-of-society response essential.
Beyond Care and Maintenance: Rebuilding Hope and Opportunity for Refugees (Transatlantic Council Statement)
The global "care and maintenance" model fails most displaced people. Solutions require expanded support, self-reliance opportunities, and investment in host countries.
Taming the Seas: Safety, Protection, and Attempts to Create Order in Maritime Migration Corridors
A book discussion that explores the different facets of maritime migration and the challenges governments, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations face in tackling this issue together.
Cooperation on Migration: The role of the European Union in the follow-up to the UN summit
A panel discussion in Brussels on the future of cooperation at European and international levels on migration policy, in the wake of the United Nations summit.
Protection through Mobility: Opening Labor and Study Migration Channels to Refugees
Legal labor and study migration channels can expand refugee self-sufficiency and relieve the burden on first-asylum countries. But only a small share of displaced people will qualify.
Integrating Refugees into Host Country Labor Markets: Challenges and Policy Options
Refugees have the worst employment outcomes of any immigrant group, a gap that takes over a decade to close without early, coordinated investment in skills and employment.
Moving Beyond Crisis: Germany’s New Approaches to Integrating Refugees into the Labor Market
Despite political commitment, oversubscribed language courses and a hard-to-penetrate vocational training system constrain refugee labor market integration in Germany.
Digital Humanitarianism: How Tech Entrepreneurs Are Supporting Refugee Integration
Digital tools to support refugee integration have multiplied rapidly. Still, most are hampered by duplication, weak ties to mainstream services, and funding instability.
New Approaches to Refugee Crises in the 21st Century: The Role of the International Community
International summits and conferences in 2016 produced real pledges on refugee funding and resettlement. Translating them into sustained action remains the central challenge.
All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration
Maritime migration policy has shifted from rescue to interception, sharpening the tension between border security and the legal obligation to protect those in distress at sea.
