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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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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Spotlight on Stabilization and Global Fragility

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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 , Erol Yayboke , ​Marti Flacks , and Anastasia Strouboulis — December 15, 2022

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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

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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The Next Big Refugee Crisis Just Started

The fall of Afghanistan is likely to precipitate the world’s next forced displacement crisis with significant consequences. The United States should lead by example and create a long-term strategy for how the world can provide a future to displaced Afghans.

Commentary by Erol Yayboke — August 18, 2021

A Policymaker's Guide to the Global Fragility Act

The Global Fragility Act (GFA) is a real opportunity to reform how the United States approaches violent conflict prevention and mitigation. The GFA’s success is critical to the administration’s foreign policy objectives but will require swift action and strong leadership.

Brief by Erol Yayboke , Annie Pforzheimer , Janina Staguhn , and Daphne McCurdy — May 6, 2021