Global Issues
Migration and border policy links: Australian citizenship test, Italian elections, and more
In continuing analysis of this year’s Global Compact negotiations, Jennifer Gordon at Refugees Deeply looks at the need for the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact…
The pain of hearing: Australia’s parliament recognises Yazidi genocide
Last week in the Australian Parliament, the House of Representatives agreed to a motion recognising the ISIS-perpetrated genocide of the Yazidi community in northern Iraq. The…
Gender parity at the UN: promises to keep
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a…
CVE: the “reinvent the wheel” research field
In a recent article for The Interpreter, Madeleine Nyst rightly pointed out that while researchers in the field of countering violent extremism (CVE) are still immersed in the…
Migration and border policy links: Syrian displacement, Myanmar, and more
This year marks the seventh anniversary of the Syrian conflict, and the new edition of Forced Migration Review focuses on displaced Syrians. This article from…
Migration and border policy links: global compact negotiations, Italian village life, and more
The zero draft of (or initial proposal for) the Global Compact on Refugees addresses internal displacement only in a footnote. A new post on the Internal…
Collaborating with China in Antarctica
In 1912 a team of explorers were stranded for a miserable winter at Inexpressible Island, in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. “The road to hell might be paved with good intentions…
Migration and border policy links: Yemen, life on Manus Island, and more
Foreign aid fails to prevent emigration from developing countries, according to a new study from the Center for Global Development. The report finds that the capacity of aid to…
Climate change and security and why it’s so hard
Australian officials have paid increasing attention to the links between climate change and security. The 2016 Defence White Paper and the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper both…
Migration and border policy links: Global Compact zero draft, Australia as an innovation nation, and more
The zero draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was released on Monday, following the release of the zero draft of the Global Compact on Refugees last…