Solidarity Beyond the State in Europe’s Common European Asylum System
The development of Europe’s Common Asylum System has been based on a concept of solidarity which is predominantly state-centred. This approach has not served the EU well.
Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Policies and the Making of Transit Sites
Despite the brevity of human rights legislation states are now implementing pre-emptive measures that effectively neutralise their obligations.
European Union Migration Law and Policy
Future developments in the asylum policy will rely on the EU being able to reconcile the often opposing interests at play in such a politically-sensitive area.
The United States’ “Withdrawal” from the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iran nuclear deal is a novel solution to a problem in international relations with the potential to lead to war. The US had no basis for its decision to abandon it.
Solidarities in Migration
Solidarity ties form and sometimes dissolve with new information and new urgencies. Every encounter counts. Everyone is needed.
Legal Responses to the EU Migrant Crisis: Too Little, Too Late?
To properly safeguard the rights of asylum claimants and refugees, regional courts should play a larger role in the adjudication of asylum decisions.
Colombia’s New Presidency and the Protection of Social Leaders
The government can benefit from civil society’s expertise and give them a central role in the process of bringing institutionality to Colombia’s marginalized regions.
The Political Centrality of the Migrant
Political theory in the 21st century is at a crossroads where migration has reached such a critical threshold that what seemed to be an exception has now become the rule.
Interview – Dirk Kruijt
Dirk Kruijt discusses Cuba’s relationship with the Latin American Left, including it’s support for armed guerrillas, and how this policy has transformed over the decades.
Review: The Political Economy of European Security
A timely and very innovative analysis of the relationships between interest groups and EU institutions in the fields of justice, home affairs and defence.
