The Governance of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East: Lessons from the Jordan and Lebanon Compacts

The latest edition of this renowned textbook explores the states and regimes of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting updated chapters contributed by the world’s leading experts, it analyzes the historical trajectory, political institutions, economic development, and foreign policies in the region.

Under pressure from its European partners, the Nigerien government has prohibited Nigeriens to transport international migrants north from Agadez towards Libya or Algeria. This law does not only affect international migrants, but also the local population, as this analysis shows.

BMZ-Ländergespräch Jordanien, Online Event, Online Organisers: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. André Bank (Consultant), Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz (Consultant)

Austausch zwischen Ministerien (BMZ, AA, BMVg, BMWi), politische Stiftungen (FES, Böll, Seidel), NGOs und akademische Institutionen zur aktuellen Lage in Jordanien

Der Artikel befasst sich mit den Versuchen des syrischen Regimes unter Präsident Bashar al-Assad, aus dem massiven Erdbeben im Land politisches Kapital zu schlagen. Ziel ist es, die Sanktionen aufzuheben und das Regime regional in der MENA-Region und international wieder salonfähig zu machen.

Neste artigo sobre o terremoto na Síria e o seu impacto no envio de ajuda humanitária, o Dr. André Bank examina, em retrospectiva, como o regime sírio tem respondido à outras crises, tais como a pandemia da COVID-19.

In diesem Artikel über das Erdbeben in Syrien und seine Auswirkungen auf die Bereitstellung humanitärer Hilfe liefert Dr. André Bank Hintergrundinformationen über den früheren Umgang des syrischen Regimes mit anderen Krisen, z.B. der COVID-19-Pandemie. 

Im Interview mit der taz spricht Dr. André Bank über die politische Lage in Syrien nach dem schweren Erdbeben vom 6. Februar. Er plädiert für die Öffnung weiterer Grenzübergänge an der syrisch-türkischen Grenze und warnt die EU davor, Hilfe über das brutale Regime von Präsident Bashar al-Assad zu senden.

In 2023, German and European authorities expect refugee numbers to rise further. Whether existing attitudes towards refugees in Germany can be changed by positive or negative statements made about their further admission in future is discussed in this Focus Global.

Mit einer Einschätzung von Dr. André Bank: Wie deutsche Influencer in das Bürgerkriegsland Syrien gereist sind und warum sie damit indirekt das syrische Regime unterstützt haben (Minute 13:27).

Although known as a host and transit country, Turkey today is in the midst of its fifth wave of emigration as a result of the country’s authoritarian and economic challenges. From asylum seekers to wealthy businesspeople, many seek to leave Erdoğan’s Turkey to make a fresh start elsewhere.

Focusing on North Africa, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa, this paper offers an analytical framework to better understand forced migration governance across space and time from a more global, pluralist perspective in a logic of iterative theory-building.

This volume offers fresh perspectives on the relationship between climate change and human migration, questioning the pessimistic prisms of ‘security’ and market-oriented approaches to ‘adaptation’ that currently guide policy.

Forced migration is expected to remain one of the central challenges of world politics. The main movements take place within and between Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. A pluralistic and more accurate picture of global forced migration trends requires a focus on South-South displacement.

The latest edition of this renowned textbook explores the states and regimes of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting updated chapters contributed by the world’s leading experts, it analyzes the historical trajectory, political institutions, economic development, and foreign policies in the region.

Under pressure from its European partners, the Nigerien government has prohibited Nigeriens to transport international migrants north from Agadez towards Libya or Algeria. This law does not only affect international migrants, but also the local population, as this analysis shows.

BMZ-Ländergespräch Jordanien, Online Event, Online Organisers: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. André Bank (Consultant), Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz (Consultant)

Austausch zwischen Ministerien (BMZ, AA, BMVg, BMWi), politische Stiftungen (FES, Böll, Seidel), NGOs und akademische Institutionen zur aktuellen Lage in Jordanien