Migration
October 23, 2019
Will Portugal’s Expats Come Home?
During the height of the financial crisis, citizens left their home countries in droves to look for work. Young people,…
October 17, 2019
France Continues to Lead Security Solution for Unstable Sahel Region
Since 2014, France has spearheaded Operation Barkhane in an effort to help stabilise a vast region that encompasses the countries…
October 15, 2019
Iran, the US and Gunboat Diplomacy
At the beginning of October, France gave both the US and Iran a one-month deadline to come together at the…
October 14, 2019
Turkey Burns its Bridges
Turkey seems determined to burn its bridges with the EU and NATO. Once on the accession track to join the…
October 1, 2019
Malta Summit Paves Hopeful Steps for Pan-EU Deal on Migration
Last week, senior officials from Malta, Italy, France, and Germany attended a migration summit in Malta along with Finland –…
September 19, 2019
Tension Builds Between Greece and Turkey, Amid Surge of Migrants on Greece’s Shores
Germany’s Interior Minister called for Greece to expedite migrant deportations back to Turkey and to stem the tide of migration…
September 4, 2019
Spain and Portugal Lead EU Security Assistance as Morocco Seeks to Boost Security
Morocco and Spain have a complicated relationship, from the origins of the political enigma that is the Western Sahara to…
July 29, 2019
Malta’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Investing in the Economy of Tomorrow
Malta, the European Union’s smallest member state by population, but the bloc’s fastest growing economy, today competes with other EU…
July 26, 2019
Will Migrant Sharing Be the Magic Bullet?
As frontline countries continue to protest the lack of support from the EU in facing migratory inflows via the Mediterranean,…
July 18, 2019
Ad hoc Deals Are No Permanent Solution to the Ongoing Migration Crisis Say Italy and Malta
Last week, the rescue vessel Alan Kurdi, which was carrying 65 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya, was denied…
