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Memo to the 47th President: Latin America is About More Than Migrants
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Memo to the 47th President: Latin America is About More Than Migrants

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — Since Donald Trump's victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has covered the potential implications a second [...] More

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The EU’s Strategy for Sahel Security

The security of the Sahel is crucial for the European Union. The Sahel region of Africa is plagued by poor governance, extreme poverty, frequent [...] More

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Dealing with the Influx of Mideast Refugees

Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, with a large number of refugees coming from the Middle East, particularly [...] More

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Uptick in African Refugees Expected to Continue

Irregular migration from Africa to Europe is increasing. As Africa’s population continues to grow, the European Union (EU) will need to figure out [...] More

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Making Deals with Africa

The European Union (EU) is entering into partnership deals, or “compacts,” with at least five African countries to try to stem the flow of migrants [...] More

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The African Migrant Crisis: The EU Takes Action

The African Migrant Crisis: The EU Takes Action

More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Italy this year, compared to just over 142,000 during the same time last year. Of those taking the [...] More

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Migrants from Africa

Europe’s migration crisis is often framed in terms of the influx of refugees coming from Syria, Afghanistan, and other conflict countries in the [...] More

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Europe Bears a Big Burden in the World's Migration Crisis

Europe Bears a Big Burden in the World's Migration Crisis

The world is currently faced with 65 million forcibly displaced people – the most since World War II – of which nearly 41 million are internally [...] More

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Climate Change and Security

Climate Change and Security

Less than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, leaders from 150 nations have convened in the French capital to discuss ways to reduce [...] More

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Water Scarcity

One of the critical adverse effects of climate change is the impact it will have on water in terms of both quantity and quality. Marcus King, a [...] More

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Increased Migration

In 2014, 19.3 million people were forced to leave their houses and were displaced within their countries due mostly to floods and storms but also to [...] More

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Maritime Disputes

World political leaders have gathered in Paris this week to negotiate a new universal climate change agreement. There is a need for unified [...] More

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The Refugee Crisis: Europe on the Brink

The Refugee Crisis: Europe on the Brink

Today in Europe there are more people made homeless by wars and conflict than ever before in recent history. The Secretary General of the United [...] More

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