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Refugees and Migration

The largest refugee crisis since World War II requires decisionmakers to address the immediate life-saving needs of the millions of individuals fleeing Syria, but also broader issues including education and security. RAND experts help answer the difficult questions: How will hundreds of thousands of refugee children receive an education? How can the international community better support host countries that are absorbing the majority of the region’s refugees? How can international and regional NGO's improve their support for refugees in urban areas?

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Jun 7, 2017

Preventing a Syrian Lost Generation: RAND's Work on Refugees

To help shape policy that will improve the lives of refugees over the longer term, RAND focuses its work on the greatest challenges related to the crisis: humanitarian assistance, education, jobs, and regional and global security.

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Commentary

Moving Beyond Mosul

Jul 18, 2017

Robinson @RobinsonL100, et al.

The Islamic State group has been defeated in Mosul. But this military routing isn't enough to ensure lasting stability, either in Mosul or in Iraq more broadly. What comes next will require careful planning, diplomacy, implementation, and coordination.
Commentary

How Innovation Can Assist the Refugee 'Pathway'

Jun 27, 2017

Corbett, et al.

New ways to collaborate and coordinate humanitarian actions are needed so that refugees, host communities, and other stakeholders are empowered to create and spread innovative solutions. These efforts should consider the entire refugee pathway, not only emergency and arrival assistance.
Essay

Migrant Crisis in the Mediterranean: What You Need to Know

May 2, 2017

The countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea are facing unprecedented stress. A former lieutenant with the Italian Navy is now a RAND researcher, working to help others appreciate the scope of the crisis.
Commentary

Why a Travel Restriction Won't Stop Terrorism at Home

Feb 10, 2017

Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

It's not unreasonable to seek a review of immigration, and refugee-vetting procedures make sense. But America's jihadist terrorists are not imported from abroad. They are mostly homegrown.
Commentary

Stabilizing Mosul After the Battle Against ISIS

Feb 9, 2017

Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, et al.

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have retaken the east bank of Mosul and are planning to take the west soon. The military operations that oust ISIS are crucial to the city's liberation but failing to get the civilian response right risks a widening civil war.
Report

Evaluation of the Emergency Education Response for Syrian Refugee Children and Host Communities in Jordan

Sep 19, 2016

Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, et al.

The Education Response Programme (EER) has successfully provided access to public education for 130,000 Syrian children, but at least 97,000 remain out of school. An evaluation of EER recommends expanding public education, improving double-shift schools, and targeting gendered challenges.