Project on Fragility and Mobility

The Project on Fragility and Mobility at CSIS is committed to reinvigorating U.S. leadership in fragile contexts

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Using foresight and policy analysis tools, it provides government, non-profit, and private sector leaders with evidence-based recommendations on how to boost community resilience, ensure safe and orderly human mobility patterns, develop stability out of conflict, and broaden national security conversations to include strengthening civilian tools to achieve these goals.

The Project on Fragility and Mobility provides an interdisciplinary and international space for new voices and new ideas to help rethink and reshape how best to (1) build resilience and prevent transnational threats in places around the world experiencing fragility and (2) align U.S. and allied national security interests with international human mobility-related frameworks, guided by the belief that protecting vulnerable people on the move allows us to secure our collective futures. The project is thus organized around several main issue areas.

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Spotlight on  Human Mobility

Photo: JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images

Photo: JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images

Evaluating Mozambique’s Security, Humanitarian, and Funding Landscape

The United States and international community needs to reevaluate funding and response models to mitigate Mozambique’s devolving security landscape, weakened humanitarian coordination, and low levels of trust between actors.

Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd and Emilia Columbo — August 8, 2023

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Spotlight on  Stabilization and Global Fragility

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Photo: Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images

Tracked: Stories at the Intersection of Migration, Technology, and Human Rights

Take a deep dive into the different types of technology migrants encounter on their journeys, how governments use migrant data in decision making, and its implications on human rights.

Digital Report by Lauren Burke Preputnik, Erol Yayboke, ​Marti Flacks, and Anastasia Strouboulis — December 15, 2022

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The Truth of the Matter

Humanitarian Crisis

CSIS’s Marti Flacks and Erol Yayboke join the podcast to discuss the refugee and humanitarian crisis in wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, ​Marti Flacks, and Erol Yayboke — March 3, 2022

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Ukraine’s Regional Displacement Crisis

As many as 1.5 million people were displaced in Ukraine before the start of the Russian invasion. About 100,000 people are already moving within Ukraine due to the invasion, and this number is expected to rise significantly.

Commentary by Erol Yayboke — February 25, 2022

Book Event: MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us

Please join Erol Yayboke on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, for a conversation with Parag Khanna on his new book MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us.​

Event — February 22, 2022

The Civilian Impacts of a Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Concerns are growing over the impact a Russian invasion could have on civilians in Ukraine. The humanitarian picture is alarming, and an invasion could precipitate a crisis, the severity of which would depend on the location, length, and lethality of military operations.

Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer, Catherine Nzuki, Erol Yayboke, and Andrew Lohsen — February 2, 2022

Addressing Climate Security in Fragile Contexts

The impact of climate change on peace and security is recognized as a growing challenge for fragile states, but development actors are ambivalent on how to address it. While complexity has limited effective actions, inaction is no longer an option.

Commentary by Beza Tesfaye — February 1, 2022

Haitian Migration: Food Insecurity, Fragility, and a Better Way Forward

Recent coverage of Haitians arriving at the U.S. border is only a snapshot of a years-long journey in search of safety and food security. U.S. strategy toward Haiti must consider the links between hunger and migration and prioritize food security as a pillar of stability.

Commentary by Jamie Lutz and Erol Yayboke — November 22, 2021

The White House Report on Climate Migration, Explained

As COP26 gathers, the recently released Biden-Harris administration report on climate migration demonstrates a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the interlinked challenges of climate change and migration. This CQ discusses the main takeaways from the report.

Critical Questions by Erol Yayboke, Catherine Nzuki, and Sierra Ballard — November 5, 2021

The Truth of the Matter

The Haitian Migrant Crisis and the Bigger Picture

CSIS’s Project on Fragility and Mobility Director Erol Yayboke and Human Rights Initiative Director Marti Flacks join the podcast to discuss the Haitian migrant crisis as a microcosm of how climate change, human rights, and national security are increasingly intertwined.  

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, ​Marti Flacks, and Erol Yayboke — October 18, 2021

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