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The Plight of Refugees During COVID-19

Shelly Culbertson, senior policy researcher with the RAND Corporation, describes how the pandemic is creating additional challenges for one of the most vulnerable populations—the world's seventy-one million refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers.

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How to Help Refugees and Host Countries Combat COVID-19
Having escaped conflict and persecution, refugees now risk illness and death from COVID-19. That risk is heightened by a policy regime that focuses largely on refugees in camps, not the almost two-thirds who live in urban areas. But the crisis could provide an opportunity to reform a broken system for the benefit of refugees and host countries alike.
May 18, 2020
How Technology Could Better Serve Refugees and Those Who Help Them
Millions of refugees and the agencies that assist them have turned to technology as a vital resource, but gaps remain. How can tech be developed and used more strategically in humanitarian settings?
Dec 17, 2019
Economic Consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East: Implications for U.S. National Security
The global COVID-19 pandemic will have a dramatic effect on economies across the globe. But the Middle East may be particularly affected, given the simultaneous fall in oil prices. The economic consequences of this pandemic are also likely to affect U.S. interests in the region.
Apr 1, 2020
COVID-19 Effects on Strategic Dynamics in the Middle East
The pandemic is sure to have transformational effects everywhere, and the Middle East is no exception. But it's unlikely that the crisis will lead to new regional strategic dynamics. Rather, it's more likely to reinforce existing and largely negative trend lines.
Mar 26, 2020