Migrants

Big Data
essay
Tracking Migration Amid War and Disease
Apr 28, 2022
Researchers from RAND and RAND Europe have been working on a way to better track migrant numbers, country by country and state by state, in almost real time. They do it by tapping into one of the largest information-gathering operations on the planet, Facebook.
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Ukraine
commentary
Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson
Alyssa Demus, Obaid Younossi
Apr 16, 2022
Inkstick
The shocking events unfolding in Ukraine have reopened old wounds for two RAND researchers. Their personal stories stand as testaments that the traumas inflicted by Russia's war on Ukraine will echo for decades to come.
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Refugees
blog
Helping Ukrainian Refugees, Truth Decay, Algorithmic Inequity: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how to help Ukrainian refugees, the link between cognitive processes and Truth Decay, tracking wastewater to understand the spread of COVID-19, and more.
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Refugees
commentary
With the Ukrainians, Avoid the Mistakes of Other Refugee Crises
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Mar 25, 2022
Foreign Policy
Because of Russia's invasion, millions of Ukrainians have fled their country or are internally displaced. At this critical moment, European Union countries have an opportunity to avoid some of the worst pitfalls of how the world has handled other refugee crises.
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Refugees
commentary
For Ukrainian Refugees in Poland, Livelihood Needs Will Follow Humanitarian Ones
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Mar 18, 2022
Wszystko Co Najważniejsze
Host countries such as Poland that accept refugees are to be lauded for their humanitarian response. To increase the likelihood that these countries find effective policy solutions, they should view the influx of refugees not merely as a challenge, but as a significant opportunity to be seized for aiding their post-COVID recovery.
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Refugees
blog
Refugees, Women's Health Research, Supporting Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 18, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the humanitarian fallout from a Russian invasion of Ukraine, investing in women’s health research, supporting incarcerated parents, and more.
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Ukraine
commentary
Ukraine Invasion Could Spark a Massive Refugee Crisis
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
Feb 16, 2022
Newsweek
One fallout of a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be a massive refugee or migration crisis. If that happened, there would be significant humanitarian, political, and economic implications for both the Ukrainians who flee and for the European nations they go to.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
blog
NATO's Open-Door Policy, U.S. Health Care Payments, Climate Migrants: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 4, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on NATO’s open-door policy, U.S. health care payments, supporting climate migrants, and more.
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Displaced Persons
commentary
To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them
Jay Balagna, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg, Vanessa Parks
Jan 28, 2022
The Hill
Despite the large and growing population displaced by extreme weather, there is no common definition of a “climate migrant.” Once we get a clearer sense of just who is a climate migrant, policy efforts should begin focusing on the full fabric of life in our communities, creating systems that will help migrants become a part of that fabric in safe and dignified ways.
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Refugees
commentary
Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary
Erik E. Mueller @erikemueller, Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Nov 23, 2021
The Hill
As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. Greater attention to these risks may become increasingly important as refugee flows from Afghanistan continue.
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Immigrants and Emigrants
commentary
Addressing Immigration Doesn't End at the Border—Schools Need Help
Julia H. Kaufman @juliahkaufman, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Nov 1, 2021
Houston Chronicle
All children in the United States have a right to a public education, regardless of their immigration status. But schools are not funded or staffed adequately to support a growing student population or to handle sudden surges in enrollment due to large numbers of displaced children arriving at the border.
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International Diplomacy
blog
China and Russia, Wages and Insurance, Refugees and Technology : RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 15, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on China-Russia ties, considerations when raising the minimum wage, how refugees use digital devices, and more.
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Immigrants and Emigrants
blog
Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children, L.A. Housing, Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 1, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on educating and supporting undocumented and asylum-seeking children in U.S. schools, what drives America's adversaries to use military forces, and measuring the compounding effects of racism.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 10, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on addressing vaccine hesitancy, preventing an even-bigger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and how to develop antiracist environmental policies.
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Refugees
commentary
With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis
Louay Constant, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Sep 7, 2021
The National Interest
The more than 100,000 civilians recently evacuated from Afghanistan are a small fraction of those who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to war. To avoid worsening the existing humanitarian crisis, the global community should take swift action, including close coordination with regional and national players.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Just How Many Lives the Vaccines Have Saved, Afghanistan, Unemployment: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 27, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the number of lives saved during the early U.S. vaccination effort, what leaving Afghanistan says about other U.S. commitments, global competition for virtual-reality dominance, and more.
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The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

The world is two-and-a-half years into COVID-19, facing another international and national emerging infectious disease outbreak with monkey pox, and experts have warned that such diseases are only becoming more likely. A serious reckoning beginning with a 9/11-like commission for COVID-19 could be undertaken to develop a system for preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. Relying on “ad hoc-ery” may not be the best option.

Daniel M. Gerstein

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Hill

Hypothetical Scenarios of U.S.-China Conflict

Educators' Views on Politicized Topics in School

Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19

Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership: Toward a Larger, Stronger, Smarter Alliance

Three Steps to Protect Communities from Climate Change

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Migrants

Tracking Migration Amid War and Disease

Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson

Helping Ukrainian Refugees, Truth Decay, Algorithmic Inequity: RAND Weekly Recap

With the Ukrainians, Avoid the Mistakes of Other Refugee Crises

For Ukrainian Refugees in Poland, Livelihood Needs Will Follow Humanitarian Ones

Refugees, Women's Health Research, Supporting Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

Ukraine Invasion Could Spark a Massive Refugee Crisis

NATO's Open-Door Policy, U.S. Health Care Payments, Climate Migrants: RAND Weekly Recap

To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them

Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary

Addressing Immigration Doesn't End at the Border—Schools Need Help

China and Russia, Wages and Insurance, Refugees and Technology : RAND Weekly Recap

Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children, L.A. Housing, Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap

Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap

With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis

Just How Many Lives the Vaccines Have Saved, Afghanistan, Unemployment: RAND Weekly Recap

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