Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

Latest From Nicholas R. Micinski, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Maine

World

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement

A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
World

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement

A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
Political

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers

The proposed EU asylum and migration reforms focus on securing borders and making it easier to deport people, with little protection for migrants and asylum seekers.

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers
Political

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers

The proposed EU asylum and migration reforms focus on securing borders and making it easier to deport people, with little protection for migrants and asylum seekers.

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers
Political

Funding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern

The US is among more than a dozen countries to freeze funding to UN agency providing aid to displaced Gazans over allegations of complicity in the Oct. 7 attack.

Funding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern
Political

Israel's mass displacement of Gazans fits strategy of using migration as a tool of war

Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.

Israel's mass displacement of Gazans fits strategy of using migration as a tool of war

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