Refugees welcome? How UK and Sweden compare on education for young migrants
Jun 01, 2017 12:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In the UK, the worlds fifth richest economy, vulnerable children are being denied education. Asylum seekers and refugee children are struggling to access education and unable to attend school or college. This contravenes...
Three things could happen to Lebanon as Syrian refugees rush in — two are worrisome
May 31, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
Syrias humanitarian crisis is the greatest yet seen in the 21st century. Over the countrys seven-year civil war, almost half the population has fled: 6.6 million city dwellers have moved to the countryside and 4.9 million...
May 27, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Slavery has been illegal in every country since the last country to do so, Mauritania, criminalised the practice in 2007. But while slavery is illegal, it has not disappeared. Contemporary slavery in the form of indentured...
The truth behind the ‘migrant work ethic’
May 25, 2017 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The European Union was expanded back in 2004 to include the eight nations of Central and Eastern Europe, known as the A8. Immediately afterwards, the United Kingdom was one of only three member states to allow full access...
Europe’s wall against African migrants is almost complete
May 03, 2017 09:12 am UTC| Insights & Views
A deal signed in Italy with tribes operating in southern Libya may be the last element of the barrier the EU has been constructing to exclude Africans from Europe. To seal the southern Libyan border means to seal the...
Why diverting more UK aid to fund cost of hosting refugees would be a mistake
Apr 26, 2017 07:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
There has been an ongoing debate over the British governments commitment to spend 0.7% of the UKs gross national income (GNI) on foreign aid. First achieved in 2013, and enshrined in law by the Conservative-Liberal...
Is the US immigration court system broken?
Apr 18, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In the U.S. today, a single immigration case takes an average of 677 days simply to get to the initial scheduling hearing. There are more than half a million cases in the system, and just over 300 judges working on...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do