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How New UK Immigration Rules Will Separate More International Students from Their Families

By Chijioke D Uba and Olumba E. Ezenwa The UK government has changed its policy on international students, restricting them from bringing their families with them during...
Refugee Worker

Refugees Who Set up Businesses Enrich NZ Financially, Culturally and Socially – They Deserve...

By Nadeera Ranabahu, Huibert Peter de Vries, and Zhiyan Basharati With Immigration New Zealand currently examining both the Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy and Refugee Resettlement Strategy, it’s...

Sustainable Mobility after the Pandemic

By Emma Saxena and Michael Palocz-Andresen The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in frame conditions that enabled individuals to create new environmental-friendly habits. These hold the potential to...
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City Liveability Rankings Tell a Biased Story – Our Research in Dhaka Explains Why

By Shreyashi Dasgupta and Annemiek Prins Like many fast-growing megacities in Asia and Africa, Dhaka, in Bangladesh, is often stigmatised as one of the most unliveable cities...
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Unlocking Your Heritage: A Guide to Acquiring a Polish Passport by Descent

Discovering one's heritage can be a profound and transformative journey. For those with Polish ancestry, securing a Polish passport through descent is not just...
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Debates About Migration Have Never Been Simple – Just Look at the Hebrew Bible

By Ki-Eun Jang Today, the Bible is often invoked during public debates about immigration. From former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to a group of 2,000 rabbis, people have...

The Responsibility to Participate: The Problem of Global Engagement in Responding to the...

By Charles H. Camp and Theresa Bowman Despite the unanimous agreement of United Nations member states to commit as an international community to global humanitarian...

Global Destruction, 
The COVID-19 Lockdown: Economic and Social Impacts

By Peter Koenig Planned Destruction of World-wide Economy What we have to realize is that the global, country-by-country destruction – happening simultaneously – is not a...
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Going Up! Giving a lift to mobility in India

Interview with Gilco Global's Aman Moudgil and Sh. Deepak Moudgil Some six years ago Indian mobility solutions company Gilco Global was born out of an...
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Turning Back Migrant Boats: What Does the International Law of the Sea Say?

By Dr. Hayley Roberts The Home Office has unveiled plans to use “turnback” tactics in the English Channel, with the border force compelling small boats carrying migrants...
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Ahead of the Game or Falling Behind? Canada’s Readiness for a Borderless, Global Workforce

By Sunil Johal Three years ago, nearly five million Canadians suddenly shifted to working remotely at the outset of the pandemic. While some workers have returned to...

Turning Back Migrant Boats: What Does the International Law of the Sea Say?

By Hayley Roberts The Home Office has unveiled plans to use “turnback” tactics in the English Channel, with the border force compelling small boats carrying migrants to...
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How the UK’s New Immigration Law will Put More People at Risk of Modern...

By Dr. Alex Balch The UK’s illegal migration bill is set to become law after going back and forth between the two houses of parliament....
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Net Migration: How an Unreachable Target Came to Shape Britain

By Rob McNeil New data shows that the UK has hit a record high net migration number of 606,000. Through it has been central to 13 years...

Germany: Epicentre of the EU Migration Crisis

By Asli Ilgit and Audie Klotz The Syrian refugee crisis has highlighted serious on-going tensions over migration between EU members and neighbouring states, as well...
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Illegal Migration Bill Can the Government Ignore the European Court of Human Rights

By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou The illegal migration bill has been approved by MPs and now moves to the House of Lords. The controversial bill would make it so...

WHY DO I LIVE HERE?: On Muslim youth growing up on the front lines...

By Reva Jaffe Walter Denmark has some of the most restrictive immigration and refugee policies in Europe. Muslim youth are at the front lines of...

A Time for European Diplomacy to Come of Age: Responding to the Refugee Crisis

By Susi Dennison “People will always want to migrate for a better life: this is a constant reality.” But the harrowing images on the news...

Brexit and Immigration: The Looming Labour Market Crisis

By Erica Consterdine With Brexit little more than a year away, one of the most pressing issues remains unresolved – immigration. Policymakers are grappling with how...
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Modern Slavery: How the UK Government’s 2023 Reforms Made It Harder for Victims to...

By Prof. Chee Yew Wong and Ying Zhang  As many as 130,000 people in the UK are trapped in modern slavery, according to the recently appointed independent...
UrbanTech Transformation

Veins and Wires: Reflections on UrbanTech Transformation

By Dr Mike Cooray, Dr Rikke Duus and Marius Sylvestersen What kind of urban environment would you like to live in? In this article, we...
Designing Programs That Impact Them

Canada Needs to Consider the User Experience of Migrants When Designing Programs That Impact...

By Lucia Nalbandian and Nick Dreher The first interaction many Canadians have with government services today is digital. Older Canadians turn to the internet to...
rail travel

Five Innovations that Could Shape the Future of Rail Travel

By Saikat Dutta What will the future of public transport look like? The major projects being planned today, such as the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail...

Spiritual Tourism: Tourists First, Tour Operators Second, And Destinations Third

By Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” —Saint Augustine With a growing number...
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Hiring Refugees Is Not Just ‘Doing a Good Thing’ – Research Shows It Can...

By Robin Pesch The global refugee population is more than 26 million people, according to some estimates. Such largescale movements of people affect many countries and...
Flood

Environmental Disasters are Fuelling Migration — Here’s Why International Law Must Recognize Climate Refugees

By Daniel L. Huizenga When hurricanes Eta and Iota barrelled into Central America in November 2020, they flooded towns and cities, caused catastrophic losses in...

Yemen – Prisoner Swap and What May be Behind it.

By Peter Koenig Background The fourth batch of Yemeni detainees has arrived the in Sana’a as part of the largest prisoner swap between the country’s warring...
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China’s Population is Shrinking and Ageing. What can the Government do?

By Xiujian Peng China’s population is about to decline and is also ageing rapidly, which will have a profound impact on China’s economy. However, well-designed...