Externalization of borders
How the European Union finances oppression
May 26th, 2023
This article aims to capture the connection of the EU to the RSF in its opaqueness, opening up more questions than answering. It should become clear, however, that there is …
Defense and Some Recruitment
May 11th, 2023
Since the early 2000s and increasingly since 2015, Africa has become a central site of European migration defense. Europe tries to prevent African migrants from migrating to Europe, often by …
Forcing People into Invisibility: Greece's Decision to Declare Turkey Safe
July 20th, 2022
Many current Syrian asylum seekers have been on the island for years, failing to meet the designated admissibility criteria introduced through the EU-Turkey statement. Being sidelined ever since these decisions …
One-way Ticket to Africa
July 6th, 2022
On 13 April this year, the British Home Secretary Priti Patel and the Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Kigali …
Containment-funding: The EU’s external migration funding instruments
March 14th, 2022
Following the adoption of the 2020-2025 EU budget, the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF), a leaked Commission non-paper grants an overview into the distribution of funds on the external migration control. …