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Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?
Sudan is experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, but why is the crisis is overlooked, what are the regional spillover effects, and what would an effective international response require?
Countries Are Pushing Borders Outward to Expand Deterrence and Protection Alike
Externalization—the enlistment of partner countries to manage migration before people arrive or assist with removals and returns—has shifted from the policy fringe into the mainstream. Models range from deterrence to protection.
Syrian Immigrants in the United States
The Syrian immigrant population in the United States doubled to 122,000 during the Syrian civil war, which raged from 2011 into 2024. Still, Syrians were less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. immigrants.
Climate Change Is Making People Sick. Can Migration Help?
How does climate-driven migration reshape people’s health risks—and what does it mean for already stretched healthcare systems?
How Immigration Crackdowns and Aid Cuts Are Reshaping Migration Across Central America
Tighter U.S. and Mexican border policies and sharp humanitarian aid cuts are reshaping Central America into a region of prolonged transit, forced return, and stranded mobility.
America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now?
When Cuba faces blackouts, shortages, and vanishing legal pathways, how will Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe respond to growing Cuban displacement?
First Displacement, then Disasters: How Refugees Contend with Climate Change
What does climate risk look like from inside a refugee camp, and how are displaced communities coping when disasters strike?
Why Is Immigration Policy So Hard to Get Right?
Can immigration policy ever balance economic, humanitarian, and social goals in a way that publics find fair and credible?
What Do Changes in Turkey and Syria Spell for Kurds Seeking Protection Abroad?
Significant shares of Syrians and Turks seeking asylum in the European Union are of Kurdish origin. The 2025 ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK and the 2024 normalization between Turkey and Syria may reshape Kurdish migration.
From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict
As policymakers seek to phase out protection statuses for displaced Syrians and eventually Ukrainians, this report urges a phased, coordinated approach to status transitions, voluntary return, and reconstruction.
