Ahead of the emergency meeting of EU interior ministers, we recommend this analysis on the Ceuta's border crisis by Nando Sigona. The meeting is being framed primarily as a discussion about migration management, external-border controls and Spain’s responsibilities. But this framing risks obscuring the central question raised by the extraordinary speed and scale of the... Continue Reading →
Is a new international convention to protect refugees needed? Nando Sigona speaks to Aljazeera’s Inside Story
Belarus-EU refugee standoff is the latest example of the UN refugee convention under strain. Belarus and the European Union are raising their stakes in a standoff over refugees and migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border. The EU is imposing more sanctions on entities in Belarus, while Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is threatening to cut gas supplies to Europe.... Continue Reading →
The Age of Superdiversity 