Project on Fragility and Mobility

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

 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

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Update on Forced Displacement around Ukraine

There are over 7.5 million Ukrainian refugees and nearly as many internally displaced persons. Some Ukrainians have been forcibly transferred to Russia and, after Putin’s mobilization, a new group of forcibly displaced people has been created, this time from Russia itself.

Critical Questions by Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — October 3, 2022

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Spotlight on Stabilization and Global Fragility

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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

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Discussion on UNODC's Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

With 2023 marking 20 years of the UN Trafficking Protocol and the half-way mark for the 2030 agenda, leading voices in the international community will discuss this opportunity to refocus efforts on fighting global trafficking and related impunity.

Event by Erol Yayboke , ​Marti Flacks , Ambassador Cindy Dyer , Angela Me , Ilias Chatzis , and Desirée Suo Weymont — February 1, 2023

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Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Humanitarian actors face unprecedented scale and frequency of climate shocks, making existing challenges harder to address. A new CSIS report analyzes the current crisis in the Horn of Africa and presents ideas on rethinking humanitarian assistance to chronic crises.

Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

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Putting Climate Migration Back on the COP27 Agenda

As COP27 parties gather in Sharm El Sheikh, research from Central America sheds light on how climate change is shaping migration and the need for policy actors to mobilize finance for anticipatory action, adaptation, and loss and damage.

Commentary by Beza Tesfaye and Elizabeth Ferris — November 10, 2022

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2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

Please join the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda for the 2022 Washington Human Forum, examining new actors and changing narratives within the humanitarian sector.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Kimberly Flowers , Katherine E. Bliss , Jon B. Alterman , ​Marti Flacks , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Beza Tesfaye , Natasha Hall , and Hadeil Ali — November 9, 2022

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Update on Forced Displacement around Ukraine

There are over 7.5 million Ukrainian refugees and nearly as many internally displaced persons. Some Ukrainians have been forcibly transferred to Russia and, after Putin’s mobilization, a new group of forcibly displaced people has been created, this time from Russia itself.

Critical Questions by Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — October 3, 2022

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Why We Fight: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Blattman

Please join the CSIS Project on Fragility and Mobility from 10:00 - 11:00 am on September 7 for a discussion with economist and political scientist Dr. Chris Blattman on his recent book, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace.

Event by Erol Yayboke and Chris Blattman — September 7, 2022

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Addressing Fragility in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of five priority countries under the U.S. Global Fragility Strategy. This brief provides U.S. government policymakers and implementing agencies with recommendations on deploying U.S. conflict-prevention and peacebuilding capabilities in PNG.

Brief by Erol Yayboke , Bridi Rice , Catherine Nzuki , and Anastasia Strouboulis — August 17, 2022

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Panel 4: Humanitarian Innovation in Responses to Displacement

This conference explores the complex challenges facing the global humanitarian community and the way in which innovations—in people, processes, and products—can improve humanitarian response and mitigate the impacts of future crises.

Transcript — July 26, 2022

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