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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Dual Citizenship in the Age of Mobility
More than half of all countries globally now tolerate dual citizenship, which authors argue can boost naturalization, broaden participation, and support immigrant integration.
Local Voting Rights for Non-Nationals in Europe: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
In 2008, 17 European states had extended local voting rights to non-nationals, with evidence suggesting such rights support rather than undermine naturalization.
Europe's Disappearing Internal Borders
Since 1985, Schengen cooperation has dismantled many internal European borders while building shared rules for visas, asylum, and policing.
Room for Progress: Reinventing Euro-Atlantic Borders for a New Strategic Environment
Post-9/11 border reforms have reshaped U.S. and EU border management, but uneven coordination and bureaucratic fragmentation limit transatlantic progress.
Integrating Islam: A New Chapter in 'Church-State' Relations
European governments can better engage Muslim communities through inter-religious councils focused on practical intersections of public policy and religious practice.
Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
The emerging global mobility system seeks to manage labor flows as a shared labor market while advancing migrant integration and development in Europe and partner countries.
Pathways to Success for the Children of Immigrants
A comparative review of five EU countries shows that school structures and transition systems strongly shape the mobility of Turkish second-generation youth.
Early Education for Immigrant Children
High-quality early childhood programs combining classroom learning with intensive family support produce the strongest gains for young children in immigrant families.
Language Policies and Practices for Helping Immigrants and Second-Generation Students Succeed
Analysis of 14 immigrant-receiving countries shows that sustained language education support can substantially narrow immigrant student achievement gaps.
European Immigration and the Labor Market
Immigration plays a minor role in European unemployment. Structural labor market weaknesses and social insurance policies that enable inactivity are more important drivers.