The Taliban are back in Control: What Next for Afghan Migration in and Outside of the Country? Background The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in recent days has brought new dimensions of human suffering and political crisis to what is arguably the most protracted refugee crisis of modern times. By Sanaa Alimia
Nothing New in the North: The EU’s New Pact will not change much for Morocco Commentary The Moroccan government can live happily with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. But many activists are disappointed by the contents of the Brussels Pact. By Bauke Baumann
Gestrandet: Tschetschenische Geflüchtete in Belarus Interview Weil Polen die Annahme von Asylanträgen überwiegend verweigert, müssen Geflüchtete in in der belarussischen Grenzstadt Brest ausharren. Sicher fühlen sie sich dort nicht. By Robert Sperfeld
Why LGBT People Emigrate from Armenia: Three Stories Portraits Between 2011 and 2013 alone 5,891 LGBT people left Armenia. This article will tell the first-hand story of lesbian, bisexual and transgender Armenian citizens who have moved to different EU countries. By Arthur Minasyan
Time for a Plan B in European Refugee Crisis The number of refugees fled to Europe in 2015 revealed the EU's deficient common asylum policy, which disproportionately affected the southern member states. To overcome the EU crisis, there is more needed than an EU-Turkey deal. By Bodo Weber
The Referendum in Hungary: “A Clear Foreign Policy Debacle and a Temporary Domestic Setback for the Government” What comes after the failed referendum in Hungary? Political scientist Bulcsú Hunyadi about Orbáns objectives and about Hungarians who are tired of the migration topic. By Silja Schultheis and Bulcsú Hunyadi
Turkey-EU refugee deal: the Turkish public opinion dimension Turkey is hosting some 2.7 million Syrian refugees. Only one tenth are in camps and the rest spread around urban areas. Local cultural and religious affinity with them has kept social friction low. By Ilke Toygür
Refugee crisis uncovers past shortfalls The EU needs a proper strategy that allows migrants a legal form of access. The current situation of the camps in and around the EU is unacceptable. The issue of clarifying immigration regulations for the EU must not be put off any longer. By Rebecca Harms
Dossier: Crossing borders – refugee and asylum policy in Europe The current ‘refugee crisis’ represents a political crisis for Europe as lack of coordinated action. Our dossier is an attempt to see how national differences present themselves and what common ground might still be achievable for a common European policy.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon – from war to legal void Thousands of Syrians have sought shelter in Lebanon. But having such a precarious status there and no legal recognition many feel their best option is to try entering the EU via the Mediterranean. By Bente Scheller
