Op-ed
Ceuta and the Business Nobody Talks About: What Europe’s Border Crisis Really Exposes
Late last month, an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people, most of them Moroccan nationals, crossed by land and sea into Ceuta,…
Policy Centre
Centre for Diaspora, Migration, and Mobility Studies
Investigates migration flows, refugee dynamics, remittances, and diaspora engagement.
About this Centre
The Centre for Diaspora, Migration, and Mobility Studies investigates migration flows, refugee dynamics, remittances, and diaspora engagement as pivotal elements in Middle East–Africa relations. The Centre produces evidence-based research on the human dimension of MEA regional politics — examining how migration shapes economies, cultures, and diplomatic relationships, and how diaspora communities serve as bridges between their countries of origin and host nations.
Publications from the Centre
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Article
The New Geography of Migration: How the MENA Region Became a Global Mobility Hub
This extended Article traces the shifting geography of migration in the MENA region and the broader Mediterranean.
Article
Stability Is Not Peace – The Limits of Syrian Refugee Return
In Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, return to Syria is not an abstract question. It is a decision made under pressure. Rahaf…
Experts from the Centre
Michael Momayezi
Senior Fellow
Michaela Papavero
Director of Research