Nick Micinski, PhD Student in Political Science and Graduate Assistant at Ralph Bunche, and Thomas G. Weiss, Director Emeritus, co-authored a piece for FUNDS’ January 2016 briefing (No. 37) about the European migrant crisis. For more information, click here.

The unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants to Europe has increased the visibility of the long-standing nexus of migration, development, and security. The emphasis on terrorism and national security is understandable but myopic if the essential benefits of migration and development are to be realized. The UN will host three key meetings on migration in 2016, an opportunity to rethink how development agencies can contribute.