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States remain essential pillars of the international system, even if they are not the only players. Governance is a local, national and international issue.

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Date de publication
April 2025

Migrations Between Mexico and the United States: More of the Same or a Headlong Rush?

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Migrants at the Mexico–United States Border (Juárez) - 13/05/2023
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Migrants at the Mexico–United States Border (Juárez) - 13/05/2023
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As Trump prepares to tighten border controls with Mexico and carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, Mexico is questioning the economic consequences of this migration policy and expects to have to negotiate the issue in connection with the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. 

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Between Inertia and Openness. Germany Reforms Its Labor Immigration System

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05 July 2023
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With its new Skilled Immigration Act (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz) of 23 June 2023, Germany aims to become the country with "the most modern immigration law in Europe". A new points system and new entry rules for experienced workers having a degree from their home country demonstrate the willingness of the German government to open up its labor market to third-country nationals. While immigration law was already the subject of a previous reform in 2020, the new law is a real paradigm shift in Germany’s migration policy.

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France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy

11 November 2022
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As a ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued at sea docked in a French port on Friday, a diplomatic crisis between France and Italy worsened, signaling further chaos in the European Union's already erratic handling of asylum seekers coming to Europe.

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France accepts migrant rescue ship rejected by Italy as tensions flare

11 November 2022
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A weeks-long ordeal for asylum seekers who had been stranded at sea concluded on Friday, as the French government granted safe harbor for the Ocean Viking rescue ship in the southern city of Toulon.

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Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean: What does international law say?

10 November 2022
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After several days of diplomatic wrangling with Italy, France decided to 'exceptionally' allow the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking to dock. While maritime law requires the rescue of migrants in danger, it does not state which country should welcome them.

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The Employment of Refugees – From Career Pathways to Company Recruitment Policies

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16 February 2022
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The issues of employment and work for refugees have received increasing attention from both the political, NGO and economic spheres in France since 2017, but few studies have yet to address this subject. This study was born out of cooperation between the Observatory on Immigration and Asylum and the “Work with Refugees” collective, that brings together several French NGOs supporting refugees and asylum seekers into employment.

Sophie BILONG Frédéric SALIN
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France: 'Precarious' employment conditions for refugees

24 December 2021
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Around 42% of refugees settled in France manage to find a job within a year of obtaining official status. But the jobs they find are often far below their skill levels, resulting in a "professional downgrade" that leads to discontent and exhaustion.

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Displaced Venezuelans in Latin America: A Test of Regional Solidarity?

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05 November 2021
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Since 2015, South American countries have been dealing with the greatest forced displacement in their history. More than 5.6 million Venezuelans have left their country under great hardships, fleeing deteriorating living conditions, famine, and lack of access to medical treatment and basic care. Eighty per cent of these people have gone to other South American countries, such as Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, or Chile.

Alexandra CASTRO
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Philanthropy and Migration in Europe: What Role for Foundations?

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29 October 2021
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The 2015 “crisis” accelerated and/or intensified the involvement of foundations (in particular those from the private sector) in the field of migration. The crisis not only created a sense of urgency, but also generated a movement of public empathy that foundations were willing to accompany and amplify. It was also seen as a challenge to Europe and its humanist values, which foundations sought to defend in accordance with their own beliefs in inclusive societies.

Emeric ROGIER
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The Dilemma of Middle Powers: How AUKUS Has Reshaped the Potential for E3 Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

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28 October 2021
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The Indo-Pacific region is increasingly becoming the center of gravity of economy and geopolitics. It covers 60% of the world’s population, triggers 30% of international trade and drains 60% of global gross domestic product (GDP).

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Germany’s Africa Politics: Renewal of an Unequal Cooperation?

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09 September 2021
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In recent years, Germany’s Africa politics have been characterized by proactive international initiatives and the claim for a "partnership at eye level". However, a look at the power constellations of its cooperation indicates that inequalities are – contrary to Germany’s own claims – rather reproduced than reduced.

Adrian SCHLEGEL Aram ZIAI
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European Task Force on Irregular Migrations - Country Report: Spain

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29 September 2011
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Spain represents in many ways an exceptional case study for research on immigration and especially irregular immigration. 

Gemma PINYOL Hector CEBOLLA BOADO

European Task Force on Irregular Migrations - Country Report: United Kingdom

Date de publication
29 September 2011
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Irregularity of status, or „illegal‟ migration, has become a significant issue of public interest over the last 10 years. It is argued that the numbers game and moral panic shifted from black communities in the early 1980s to „bogus‟ asylum seekers in the early 1990s, and to irregular migrants in the late 1990s (Clandestino 2008: 18). We argue that public concern over irregular migration results from the tension between the needs of the UK economy for labour migration and the attempts of successive governments to convince voters that they are in control of immigration, and that they only allow inflows beneficial to the country. This situation generates loud and tough discourses on asylum and irregular migration, which remain closely related issues in Britain today.

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