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Syria: Don't Force Refugees Back After Assad's Fall
Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. Human Rights Europe Middle East and North Africa After 14 years of civil war, the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—long considered a distant dream—became the reality in a little more than a week in December as armed opposition groups launched a rapid offensive against the regime. In Damascus, Stockholm, Istanbul, Berlin, and elsewhere, demonstrators jubilantly marked the end of the Assad family’s brutal rule.
A roadmap for European asylum and refugee integration policy
Editor's note: This piece is part of a series of policy analyses entitled “The Talbott Papers on Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine,” named in honor of American statesman and former Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott. Brookings is grateful to Trustee Phil Knight for his generous support of the Brookings Foreign Policy program. Located next door to the raging war in Ukraine, Poland has become a new focal point of migration in Europe.
Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck Reveals Cost of Cruel European Asylum Policies
If you have been reading European news outlets the past several days, you’ll have seen a number of lead stories on the horrific tragedy of a people-smuggling ship, crammed to the gills with migrants hoping to reach European shores from Tobruk, in eastern Libya, sinking off the coast of Greece.
Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck Reveals Cost of Cruel European Asylum Policies
Skip to content Skip to footer Eighty-one people have been confirmed dead, but roughly 500 more likely drowned when the ship sank, locked below decks. If you have been reading European news outlets the past several days, you’ll have seen a number of lead stories on the horrific tragedy of a people-smuggling ship, crammed to the gills with migrants hoping to reach European shores from Tobruk, in eastern Libya, sinking off the coast of Greece.
Asylum in Europe: Can the Ukraine response shape a better policy approach?
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has forced over 13 million people to leave their homes in search of safety. Around 5.4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to countries across Europe and another 5.1 million remain internally displaced. The European continent has not seen such a level of displacement — in both speed and scale — since World War II.
Refugees and migrants under threat in Tunisia
Tunisia is quickly replacing Libya as the primary route for people hoping to reach Europe’s shores. Along with the increase in crossings, there has been an unprecedented number of deaths at sea, requiring urgent policy responses. Meanwhile, increasing authoritarianism and inflammatory remarks from Tunisian President Kais Saied have potentially put refugees and migrants at new risk of mistreatment and violence.
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Syrian refugees face a grim future without international policy shifts
Twelve years after the 2011 uprisings and subsequent civil war began, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has kept his hold on power through a strategy of civilian targeting, siege tactics, and countless other war crimes. At least 350,000 civilians have been killed and the majority of the country’s population has been displaced, including over 6.8 million as refugees.
Syrian refugees face a grim future without international policy shifts
Twelve years after the 2011 uprisings and subsequent civil war began, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has kept his hold on power through a strategy of civilian targeting, siege tactics, and countless other war crimes. At least 350,000 civilians have been killed and the majority of the country’s population has been displaced, including over 6.8 million as refugees.
Corruption is Forgotten Legacy of the Iraq Invasion
By on in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Politics, Security By Reva Dhingra and Marsin Alshamary, for The Brookings Institution. The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Corruption is the forgotten legacy of the Iraq invasion Iraq's struggle with corruption can be traced back to occupation-era reconstruction policies and to Baathist-era patronage. The full report can be read here.
Corruption is the forgotten legacy of the Iraq invasion
Twenty years after the American-led invasion, Iraq’s seventh prime minister, Mohammad Al-Sudani, has declared corruption to be one of the biggest challenges facing the nation, describing it as “no less serious than the threat of terrorism.” Many of Iraq’s 43 million citizens agree with Sudani, as evidenced by both public opinion polling and by widespread protest movements, but few connect the crisis of corruption with the 2003 war and subsequent American occupation.
Syria after the earthquakes
Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #Syriaevent A series of earthquakes in the month of February have devastated the Turkey-Syria border region. As the death toll rises and millions are displaced, questions remain as to how Syrians and the global community will handle the aftermath. On March 6, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a discussion on Syria and the effects of the recent earthquakes.
US migration policy and nonstate groups: Lessons from Libya
In recent months, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has adopted a series of measures to respond to the record number of migrants and asylum-seekers at the U.S. southern border last year. This has included expanding the controversial Title 42 policy, which has been used by both the Trump and Biden administrations to expel migrants and asylum-seekers without asylum hearings on the grounds that doing so would prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Northwestern Syria needs humanitarian assistance. Getting it there must be a priority.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Turkish-Syrian border on Sunday evening has leveled buildings and devastated communities across southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria. While a complete picture of casualties will not be available for weeks, the death toll has already soared past 11,000. Every hour brings news of hundreds of more deaths, even as rescuers work tirelessly to pull survivors from the rubble.
Addressing the Effects of Civilian Targeting: Lessons from Syria for Ukraine
Editor’s Note: Even if the fighting in Ukraine is resolved soon, its effects will endure for years or even generations. Reva Dhingra, a postdoctoral fellow at the Brookings Institution, examines the experience of Syrians displaced by the Russian bombing and brutal civil war there to draw lessons for the risks facing displaced Ukrainians today and how host countries might better care for them.
Addressing the Effects of Civilian Targeting: Lessons from Syria for Ukraine
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With Editor’s Note: Even if the fighting in Ukraine is resolved soon, its effects will endure for years or even generations. Reva Dhingra, a postdoctoral fellow at the Brookings Institution, examines the experience of Syrians displaced by the Russian bombing and brutal civil war there to draw lessons for the risks facing displaced Ukrainians today and how host countries might better care for them.
Around the halls: Brookings experts on Biden’s performance in the Middle East
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NATAN SACHS Two years into the Biden administration’s term, Middle East-focused scholars in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings offer thoughts on some of the policy areas the Biden administration has dealt with thus far. The Middle East has fit awkwardly within Biden’s global priorities. Biden has sought to focus U.S. attention to other parts of the world, with more success than his immediate predecessors.
By Natan Sachs, Suzanne Maloney, Samantha Gross, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Jeffrey Feltman, Bruce Riedel, Stephanie Williams, Reva Dhingra, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Marsin Alshamary, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel Byman, Madiha Afzal, Michael O'Hanlon, Steven Heydemann, Sharan Grewal, Jeannie Sowers, Shadi Hamid Verified, Shibley Telhami, Amos Harel Verified, Itamar Rabinovich
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Addressing the Effects of Civilian Targeting: Lessons from Syria for Ukraine
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With Editor’s Note: Even if the fighting in Ukraine is resolved soon, its effects will endure for years or even generations. Reva Dhingra, a postdoctoral fellow at the Brookings Institution, examines the experience of Syrians displaced by the Russian bombing and brutal civil war there to draw lessons for the risks facing displaced Ukrainians today and how host countries might better care for them.
COP27: An opportunity to get serious about climate migration
Although it may come up in discussions about adaptation and loss and damage as a result of climate change, climate migration is not on the agenda for next week’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP27. This is deeply troubling. The first report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 1990 recognized that migration would be one of the main consequences of climate change. This migration is already happening.
COP27: An opportunity to get serious about climate migration
Although it may come up in discussions about adaptation and loss and damage as a result of climate change, climate migration is not on the agenda for next week’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP27. This is deeply troubling. The first report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 1990 recognized that migration would be one of the main consequences of climate change. This migration is already happening.
Xi’s three difficulties: The leadership lineup at the 20th Party Congress Original
China’s political clock is winding fast toward the convening of the 20th Party Congress. Both the Chinese public and overseas China-watching community will rightly pay close attention to the leadership lineup, which will be announced after the meeting. Thus far, there have been no leaks of important information surrounding this forthcoming leadership reshuffle.
Why refugee resettlement is a crucial part of US migration strategy Original
The political space on immigration in the United States ahead of the November midterms has largely been dominated by games of anti-immigrant one-upmanship between Republican presidential hopefuls. On September 14, 2022, two planes filled with approximately 50 migrants and asylum-seekers from Venezuela landed in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Biden has resettled the fewest refugees in the history of the U.S. program. What could change that?
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference at the Afghan Welcome Center at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on Oct. 22. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Last month, media outlets reported that the United States resettled 11,411 refugees under the refugee resettlement program in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That's the lowest number since the program began in 1980, beneath President Donald Trump's record low of 11,814 resettled in 2020.
Biden Should Bring More Refugees to Reclaim US Leadership
Reva Dhingra The American Prospect April 20, 2021 Joe Biden’s election as president was initially met with relief among many activists and advocates for refugees and asylum seekers. In contrast to Trump’s harshly anti-refugee stance, Biden repeatedly promised during his campaign to raise the refugee resettlement cap, remove the bans on refugees from Muslim countries, and reform America’s broken and unwieldy asylum and resettlement vetting bureaucracy.
Why Biden Should Increase the Refugee Resettlement Cap
Joe Biden’s election as president was initially met with relief among many activists and advocates for refugees and asylum seekers. In contrast to Trump’s harshly anti-refugee stance, Biden repeatedly promised during his campaign to raise the refugee resettlement cap, remove the bans on refugees from Muslim countries, and reform America’s broken and unwieldy asylum and resettlement vetting bureaucracy.
When local police cooperate with ICE, Latino communities under-report crime. Here’s the data.
© Mike Blake/Reuters A U.S. Border Patrol agent looks out over Tijuana, Mexico, from the U.S.-Mexico border barrier in San Diego. On his first day in office, President Biden immediately began to roll back many Trump administration policies that had restricted immigration and targeted the approximately 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Immigration Policies and Access to the Justice System: The Effect of Enforcement Escalations on Undocumented Immigrants and Their Communities
Abstract Does intensifying immigrationenforcement lead to under-reporting of crime among undocumented immigrants and their communities? We empirically test the claims of activists and legal advocates that the escalation of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in 2017 negatively impacted the willingness of undocumented immigrants and Hispanic communities to report crime.
Analysis | Keeping Syrian refugees in neighboring countries isn’t working. Here’s why.
In recent months, the Syrian government has stepped up its assault on Idlib province, the last rebel-held area in the country. Turkey and Russia have implemented a fragile cease-fire, but the onslaught has already displaced nearly 1 million Syrians toward the Turkish border. As many as 3 million people are at risk of further displacement should the violence resume.
Idlib's Internally Displaced Persons Crisis
The largest displacement of the nine-year Syrian civil war is currently unfolding in the northwestern part of the country. As the Syrian government bombards the city of Idlib—Syria’s last rebel-held area—nearly 1 million have fled toward Turkey since December 2019 in hopes of safety. Yet, Turkey has not let them in; it has kept its border effectively closed to asylum seekers since 2015. Turkey already hosts 3.6 million Syrians and has argued that it cannot bear the weight of additional refugees.
Idlib's Internally Displaced Persons Crisis
The largest displacement of the nine-year Syrian civil war is currently unfolding in the northwestern part of the country. As the Syrian government bombards the city of Idlib—Syria’s last rebel-held area—nearly 1 million have fled toward Turkey since December 2019 in hopes of safety. Yet, Turkey has not let them in; it has kept its border effectively closed to asylum seekers since 2015. Turkey already hosts 3.6 million Syrians and has argued that it cannot bear the weight of additional refugees.
US and EU Accept Dire Consequences for Refugees to Keep Them Out
In July, news broke that the Trump administration was weighing the possibility of admitting zero refugees for resettlement in 2020 — a move unprecedented in the history of the U.S. refugee admissions program. Since January 2019, the U.S. government has forced thousands of asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are being processed, which has exposed asylum-seekers to assault, sexual violence and even kidnapping.
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