Some 1 million Syrians were welcomed in Germany after fleeing civil war. They are increasingly unwelcome in a country where politics have swung sharply right.
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A quarter of the 6 million Syrians who fled the country during the decadelong civil war have returned home in the past 12 months.
Syrian refugees must be able to decide what’s next for them as pressures mount for their return.
More than 6 million Syrians fled the country after it descended into civil war in 2011.
Whatever happens now in the aftermath of the fall of the Syrian dictatorship isn’t likely to return stability to Syria. The continued displacement and suffering of the Syrian people is probable.
In the face of war’s return, the hopes of Syrians for change are being erased by fear.
For many of Lebanon’s 1.5 million Syrian refugees, temporary crossing back into their war-torn homeland was a risk they felt they needed to take.
Refugee programs in Canada have always been politicized, but more so in recent years, evidenced in discrepancies between programs for refugees from Gaza and Sudan and those from Ukraine.
The earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, was a natural disaster, but its consequences have been shaped by the human tragedy of the Syrian civil war.
The European Union is a confederation of states, each with its own agenda and perspective. As a result, the EU’s responses to migration crises are critically flawed.
Managers can play a key role in helping refugee employees thrive in their new workplaces, instead of robbing them of their autonomy.
Many displaced Syrians responded to harsh border controls by passing through permeable borders, using alternative routes and relying upon the use of smugglers and social networks.
Canadian refugee and immigration policy often leads with the head and the heart — and that works.
It has taken less than 11 weeks for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to become the greatest trigger for human displacement in Europe since the entire six years of the Second World War.
In examining media coverage of Muslims over a 21-year period, in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, scholars found that articles mentioning Muslims were far more negative than other faith groups.
Putin has a history of forcing civilians to migrate during a conflict, part of a broader strategy to overwhelm other countries with new refugees and destabilize their economies.
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice.
Even once the war in Ukraine ends, the millions of people who fled from their homes might not be quick to return. The faster the war ends, the more likely it is they will go back.
The European Union is once again faced with the danger of destabilization. Putin’s cyberwar on free societies using the migration crisis went well in 2015. He must not succeed now in Poland or beyond.
We must meaningfully include newcomers and refugees in the formulation of policies that address structural constraints that affect them during times of crisis.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Religion, Forced Migration, and Minority Rights Researcher, UCL
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of international human rights law, York Law School, University of York
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Weinstein Chair of International Studies, Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Professor in International Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturer, University of Washington
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Professor of Transnational Studies and Marketing & Director of Regent's Centre for Transnational Studies, Regent's University London
