Refugees
Why Is Egypt Moving Tanks Across the Sinai Desert?
Cairo does not appear interested in invading Gaza or neighboring Israel. Instead, the tanks’ presence is a show of force, intent on keeping large refugee flows of Palestinian Arabs out...
Understanding Climate Migration
Representatives from countries around the world are convened in Baku, Azerbaijan, through Friday (November 22) for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the COP29, for ongoing talks...
Dictators Weaponizing Refugees Should Be Held Accountable
Countless refugees and migrants flee horrific and oppressive conditions, but there is an element in forced displacement that does not receive enough attention: the weaponization of migration by dictators. This...
Nagorno-Karabakh: Eurasia’s Forgotten Conflict
Last week, representatives from the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments met to discuss the delimitation of their borders, where they debated the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The event was the latest development in...
Food Prices Will Increase as the War in Ukraine Drags On
Both Russia and the United States must work to find a compromise solution and end the war in Ukraine. In the meantime, programs to export foodstuffs and fertilizers from Black...
How Russia Won the UN Showdown Over Syria
After months of avoiding a public confrontation, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, vented her anger at Russian efforts to restrict humanitarian aid for Syria. “This...
Who’s Really Paying for Ukrainians to Come to the United States?
In response to the crisis in Ukraine, the Biden administration has launched a new immigration program called “Uniting for Ukraine.” The program offers Ukrainians (and even non-Ukrainian immediate family members)...
State Department Hopes to Boost Aid for North Korean Refugees
In a funding request issued earlier this month, the State Department requested more funding for assistance for North Korean refugees. According to NK News, the State Department has requested an...
Whose Double Standards? Racism and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and specifically Hungary and Poland have been accused of applying racist double standards to the treatment of Middle Eastern...
Ukrainian Refugees and Europe: A Marathon, Not a Sprint
As the United States pledges to take in 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing war and send $1 billion in aid to help the European refugee effort, the immense shadow of a protracted...
The Humanitarian Impact of the War in Ukraine
As of this week, over three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24, leading to the largest refugee crisis in Europe since WWII. Those that...
The World Must Not Forget South Sudan
Amid the surge of global crises, from Afghanistan to Ethiopia and now Ukraine, the chance to stem what may be the next great crisis is being lost. Tensions in South...