Author: Jacob M. Ewing

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Leir Migration Monitor – July 2023

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Berlin, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Hopes Fears and Illusions, Joy Olson, Leir Migration Monitor, Mexico, Refugees, Russia, Syria

“We leave it all behind because we have to.” Our research teams have concluded six weeks of volunteering with local

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Children on the Margins: The Impacts of Depriving Children of their Right to Nationality and Legal Identity in Northwest Syria

July 10, 2023July 17, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 490 Views 0 Comment Children, Fletcher International Law Practicum, Nationality, Norwegian Refugee Council, Statelessness, Syria, UN Security Council

A report by the Fletcher International Law Practicum (FILP) in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) FILP Supervisor &

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Leir Migration Monitor – June 2023

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Aditya Sarkar, Hopes Fears and Illusions, Journeys Project, Leir Migration Monitor, Refugees in Towns

Leir Migration Monitor – June 2023 Notes on migrants’ hopes and fears This summer, eight Fletcher research assistants are conducting research across

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Read Now: Hopes, Fears, and Illusions Field Notes

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Colombia, Costa Rica, Hopes Fears and Illusions, Los Chiles, Mexico, Necocli, Paso Canoas, Tapachula, Tijuana

Researchers share reflections from their research sites, offering a near-real-time look at Central American migration.

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The Sudan Conflict is an Existential Crisis for Refugee Protection in Africa

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment African Union, Chidi Odinkalu, Khartoum, Refugee Protection, Sudan

By Chidi Odinkalu, Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law, Fletcher School & Leir Affiliated Faculty As active fighting

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PRAXIS Journal: Refugees and the City: How Migration Facilitated Mafraq, Jordan’s Green Transition

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Climate Change, Green Energy, Green Transition, Jordan, Leen Hayek, Mafraq, Syria

By Leen Hayek Mafraq city is the capital of Jordan’s northeastern Mafraq governorate, which borders Iraq to the east, Syria

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From Economic Violence to Economic Safety: The Financial Lives of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Colombia

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Colombia, Financial Health, Financial Inclusion, Journeys Project, Migrants, Refugees, Venezuela

By Tamara Bah, Marisol Hernandez, Heather Odell, Shane Sullivan, Rosemary Ventura, and Kim Wilson The International Rescue Committee reports that

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A world where migration is a choice – Spring 2023

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment

To our alumni and friends, Record numbers of migrants are attempting the dangerous trek to the United States and Europe

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Watch Now: RIT Race & Migration Symposium

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 573 Views 0 Comment Dr. Helen B. Marrow, Dr. Karen Jacobsen, Dwell Mobile, Hello Neighbor, Race and Migration, Race Relations, Refugees in Towns, RIT Symposium

The Refugees in Towns Project at the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration & Human Security presented its 3rd annual

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PRAXIS Journal: End the U.S. Embargo on Cuba

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Gilberto Calderin, PRAXIS, Praxis Journal

By Gilberto Calderin A U.S. embargo against Cuba has been in place for nearly sixty years, restricting the flow of

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