As we have seen over recent weeks, the impact of Covid-19 has caused unprecedented disruption, deaths, and confusion in developed countries. (full story: New Security Beat, Wilson Center)
West Africa Is Increasingly Vulnerable to Terrorist Groups
By working collectively and innovatively, the region can prevent the next security and humanitarian disaster. (full story: Foreign Policy)
Latin America: Local, Not Central, is Key to Reducing Crime and Violence
All across Latin America, leaders are targeting the reduction of organized crime as a key objective for their terms in power. But how important are state-level policies versus what’s being done at the local level? (full story: Just Security)
Opinion: How aid agencies can help Europe’s border crisis
Following political events in Syria and Turkey over recent weeks, the 2016 Turkey-EU refugee deal is deeply unstable, which is unsurprising given that Turkey was already hosting 4.1 million refugees. (full story: Devex)
Briefing: The fallout of US migration policies in Mexico and Central America
The Mexican government accepted the US proposal to become the wall, border patrol, and waiting room for asylum seekers. (full story: The New Humanitarian)
The European Union Needs to Prepare for the Next Wave of Migrants
New arrivals are ticking up again, but Europe doesn’t even have a short-term plan in place—much less a long-term strategy. (full story: Foreign Policy)