Currently, in a US election year, immigration has once again become a hot-button political issue. Candidates must contend with political claims that immigrants are taking Americans’ jobs and disrupting…
Since the mid-1990s, xenophobia and xenophobic violence against migrants have been deeply entrenched phenomena in South Africa, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has been used as a…
As irregular migration numbers once again soar to historic levels, Europe’s migration challenges remain a difficult challenge to surmount. After years of infighting and foot-dragging, an agreement on a long-stalled…
Human-caused climate change is a major factor affecting Pacific islander life. The causes and impacts of climate change must be addressed, but not at the expense of other social and…
Ethnonationalism is a strong force in Korean society, and the South Korean state has pursued an active diasporic engagement policy based on this principle. Nevertheless, co-ethnic return migrants from less-developed…
The 2021 World Bank report warns that without early climate action, climate change could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050.
Food insecurity is one of the most daunting global issues: around one billion people are at risk of malnourishment across the world. In 2021, the New Global Commons Working Group…
The war in Ukraine has upended daily life for ordinary Ukrainians, forcing many to choose between staying in their homeland and leaving the country for their own safety.
Human rights are considered a foundational narrative of the European Union. The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU “for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human…
President Biden has expressed support for restoring US leadership on resettling refugees after the Trump administration nearly dismantled the refugee admissions program. Managing the large-scale, rapid evacuation of more than…
