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European Union Releases Facts and Figures for Migrant and Refugees Arrivals in 2018

The European Commission released updated statistics about the numbers of refugees and migrants who tried to make their way to Europe in 2018, via the Mediterranean sea. In all, there were about 134,000 migrant arrivals to Europe in 2018, which...

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

Leaders of the EU held a summit that lasted into the predawn hours last week, trying to come to an agreement on the issue of irregular migration. The final agreement is short on details, but appears to be a further...

PODCAST: The View From Europe

We are now one and a half years into the Trump presidency and diplomats around the world are learning how to adjust. So what does the domestic instability in America look like to Europeans right now? How has diplomacy with...

PODCAST: Bosnia is in Vladimir Putin’s Crosshairs. Chaos and Conflict to Return to the Balkans?

A few weeks ago I was having lunch with a former high ranking US diplomat whose work focused on Russia and Europe. I asked him where he thought Vladimir Putin might target next to sow instability and without missing a...

Poland is in the Midst of a Democratic Backslide

Poland is in the midst of a democratic backslide. The country’s politics are dominated by the far right Law and Justice Party, which has embarked on a series of moves to curb the independence of the judiciary and free press....

Is Right Wing Populism on the Decline in Europe? Because of Trump? A Member of the European Parliament Explains.

Marietje Schaake is a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands. We caught up shortly after a series of consequential elections in Europe, including the victory of Emmanuel Macron in France and the surprising near-defeat of Therese May in...

What You Need to Know About Geert Wilders and the Elections in the Netherlands

As Dutch voters head to the polls Wednesday to elect members of their 150-member House of Representatives, they do so in an environment of perhaps unprecedented international attention. While many in the Netherlands pride themselves on their renowned tradition of...

5 Humanity-Affirming Times Europeans Have Opened Their Doors, And Hearts, to Refugees

“Hordes. Marauding. Floods. Swarms. Boat People”. An observer seeing photos of desperate Syrians arriving on the beaches of southern Greece might think that Europe has become a braying and xenophobic fortress. For three weeks now, in response to the so-called “migrant”...

Europe is Totally Ignoring the Root Causes of Migration Across the Mediterranean

On Monday, the European Commission authorized an EU naval program seeking to disrupt and destroy migrant smuggling operations and networks. Not unexpectedly, the plan has been met with a flurry of criticism, with many critics arguing that such an overemphasis on the problem...

European Union Releases Facts and Figures for Migrant and Refugees Arrivals in 2018

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

PODCAST: The View From Europe

PODCAST: Bosnia is in Vladimir Putin’s Crosshairs. Chaos and Conflict to Return to the Balkans?

Poland is in the Midst of a Democratic Backslide

Is Right Wing Populism on the Decline in Europe? Because of Trump? A Member of the European Parliament Explains.

What You Need to Know About Geert Wilders and the Elections in the Netherlands

5 Humanity-Affirming Times Europeans Have Opened Their Doors, And Hearts, to Refugees

Europe is Totally Ignoring the Root Causes of Migration Across the Mediterranean

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations