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World Affairs

Survivors of the Syrian War

Three survivors share their personal stories of strength and determination.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

09.13.2016
Africa and the Middle East

Why Don't Americans Care About Refugees?

Does the US have a moral responsibility to help refugees from conflicts in the Middle East?

BY Shibley Telhami

Blog Post

07.28.2016
Europe and Russia

Migrant Crisis in Europe is America's Problem Too

Responsible leaders in every country must stand up against fear-mongering, and show that our commitment to liberal values need not come at the expense of our security. The coming months could be make or break for Europe and the United States. We cannot afford to fail.

BY Madeleine K. Albright, & 4 more

Blog Post

06.08.2016
World Affairs

An Olympic-Sized Lesson

An all-refugee team is headed to the Olympic Games.

BY Jonathon Price & 1 more

Blog Post

06.07.2016
Criminal Law and Justice

The Refugee Crisis and the Responsibility of Nations

The plight of Syrian and other refugees fleeing conflicts raging in the Middle East pulls at the conscience of the world, but responses within European receiving nations—and potential receiving nations like the US—have been uneven, punctuated by fear and nativism.

BY Justice and Society Program

Video

02.17.2016
Immigration and Society

What's It Like to Run an After-School Program for Refugee Children?

"The first thing I noticed about Sil Ganzo was her warm smile. It stayed put as the 33-year-old showed several journalists, myself included, around the cen ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program OLD

Of Interest

12.02.2015
Immigration and Society

North Carolina to feds: Stop resettling Syrian refugees here

Gov. Pat McCrory called on the Obama administration Monday to stop resettling Syrian refugees in North Carolina, citing security concerns in the wake of th ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program OLD

Of Interest

11.16.2015
Immigration and Society

On the Refugee Crisis in Europe: No Island Is an Island

If EU policymakers can’t find a way to agree on a strategy for the wave of refugees fleeing war, persecution and economic calamity, the very idea of the Schengen agreement — free movement across Europe — will fray and the freedom it represents will fragment.

BY José M. de Areilza

Blog Post

09.14.2015