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A Transatlantic Conversation: Managing Migration in the Era of Mobility
As the 2014 Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union works to formulate the European Union’s next five-year program, this transatlantic discussion, presented in cooperation with the Greek Embassy, explores how governments can build a comprehensive migration system that meets humanitarian obligations and nurtures economic growth and social cohesion.
'Donkey Flights:' Illegal Immigration from the Punjab to the United Kingdom
Punjab's visa agents and criminal networks exploit every UK and Schengen loophole with greater speed and creativity than government bureaucracy can match.
Human Smuggling and Trafficking into Europe: A Comparative Perspective
Human smuggling and trafficking into Europe persist because weak borders, corruption, and unmet labor demand make them highly profitable and low-risk criminal enterprises.
Assessing Immigrant Integration in Sweden after the May 2013 Riots
Sweden's May 2013 riots exposed how integration challenges are a function of the country’s economic and social dynamics.
Securing Borders: The Intended, Unintended, and Perverse Consequences
Border enforcement consistently generates perverse consequences, and strong borders require strong institutions and rule of law as much as physical controls.
Valuing Citizenship: A commodity or an identity?
Malta's sale of passports for up to 1.15 million euros has sparked an EU debate on whether citizenship is a marketable commodity or an expression of national identity.
Is Europe Faltering in Addressing its Multiple Migration Challenges?
Euroskeptic and anti-immigration parties have raised concern about EU citizen mobility.
Tackling Brain Waste among Immigrant Professionals: Initiatives to Improve the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
This event marked the release of MPI's final project report on international cooperation for the mutual recognition of foreign credentials. Report authors were joined by government professionals and the CEO of Upwardly Global.
Greece Confronts Golden Dawn As the Far Right Takes Aim at the European Union
Greece led a crackdown on Golden Dawn after a 2013 murder, while euroskeptic alliances formed across Europe.
Questions of Immigration Control Preoccupy Policymakers Worldwide as Mixed Flows of New Arrivals Continue, and in Some Cases, Surge
The October 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck, killing more than 310 migrants, crystallized Europe's struggle to separate border control from humanitarian protection.