Category: Irregular migration
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Under Merz, more Continuity than Change in German Policy toward the Middle East
Editor’s Note: Marc Martorell Junyent holds an MA in Comparative and Middle East Politics and Society from Tübingen University. A writer and researcher whose work has appeared in The New Arab, Jacobin, Responsible Statecraft, Democracy in Exile, and other publications, Marc has contributed to Stimson in the past, analyzing European policy toward the Middle East.…
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Nigel Farage tears Starmer’s migration plan apart in PMQs clash: ‘National emergency!’
Nigel Farage demanded Keir Starmer declare a “national security emergency” as hundreds of migrants continued to cross the Channel in small boats. The Prime Minister delivered a tough speech on Monday promising to cut immigrartion – but Reform UK leader Nigel Farage pointed out that nearly 1,000 new small boat migrants had already arrived since…
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Pieces in motion: Rebalancing power in a new Levantine order
Summary The October 7th 2023 attacks on Israel led by Hamas shook the Middle Eastern kaleidoscope. The pieces are still in flux. The fall of Assad in Syria, Hizbullah’s decline in Lebanon, and new efforts by Iraq’s government to curb Iran-backed militias create an opening in these three fragile Levantine states. Regional powers are trying…
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Maximising UK-German Defence and Security
With a new German government taking office on 6 May 2025, this Policy Brief examines how the UK and Germany can maximise their new relationship to ensure that it delivers the most value to each of them and to European security. The deterioration of European security since the start of Russia’s 2022 war on Ukraine…
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How Germany’s incoming government will work with Turkey
Ahead of Germany’s parliamentary elections in February, Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), emphasized Turkey’s strategic importance. In doing so, he called upon European countries to strengthen their foreign-policy cooperation with Turkey in response to mounting security challenges and potential shifts in US foreign policy. In addition, he committed to…
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Channel crisis update as migrants from 70 countries make crossing
Migrants from at least 70 different countries crossed the English Channel last year, the Daily Express can reveal. The Home Office was on Friday warned the small boat crisis was “spiralling out of control” and “getting worse”, with a record number crossing so far this year. Some 235 people arrived on Thursday, with more detected…
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Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal—if it will only seize this moment
Three times in the history of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today, there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a fourth such historic moment. If the country’s new coalition government under Friedrich Merz manages to seize the chance of this crisis, both…
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Transcript of ‘60 Minutes’ Interview With Kamala Harris
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As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why?
Islamabad, Pakistan – Rehan Aslam’s family ran a transport and car rental business, and grocery stores. Rehan helped run those businesses. But five months ago, the 34-year-old sold his car, a Toyota Hiace wagon, for 4.5 million rupees ($16,000) to pay an agent who would help him leave behind his life in his village, Jora, in…
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TIME Magazine names Donald Trump ‘Person of the Year’
Magazine says we are ‘living in the Age of Trump’ as US president-elect outlines mass deportation and foreign policy plans. TIME Magazine has named Donald Trump its “Person of the Year”, saying “perhaps no single individual has played a larger role in changing the course of politics and history” than the United States president-elect. In…