Human Mobility

Research and recommendations for U.S. government and multilateral policymakers, development and humanitarian assistance practitioners, private sector actors, and others interested in state fragility and human mobility issues is led by the Project on Fragility and Mobility. Other programs, including CSIS’s Project on Prosperity and Development, Humanitarian Agenda, Global Food Security Program, and Global Health Policy Center, also contribute toward this mission.

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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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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

Photo: Erol Yayboke

A Washingtonian in Beijing

In the wake of the Biden-Xi meeting in Bali, where are US-China relations headed? Join CSIS’s Scott Kennedy and Peking University’s Wang Jisi, as they discuss their exchange of visits and whether Washington and Beijing can build effective “guardrails” to keep ties from devolving into open conflict.

Transcript — November 16, 2022

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A Washingtonian in Beijing

Join CSIS’s Scott Kennedy and Peking University’s Wang Jisi, as they discuss their exchange of visits and whether Washington and Beijing can build effective “guardrails” to keep ties from devolving into open conflict.

Event by Scott Kennedy and Wang Jisi — November 15, 2022

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Agriculture in Wartime: Threats and Opportunities for Ukraine with Farmer Kees Huizinga, Agricultural Economist Antonina Broyaka, and USAID DAA Mark Simakovsky

Please join the CSIS as we welcome award-winning farmer Kees Huizinga, Ukrainian agricultural economist Antonina Broyaka, and Mark Simakovsky, Deputy Assistant to the Administrator in the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at USAID for this timely discussion.

Event by Caitlin Welsh , Kees Huizinga , Mark Simakovsky , and Antonina Broyaka — November 15, 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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China Travelogue Series #1

In the first episode of his travelogue series, CSIS’s Scott Kennedy recounts his motives for wanting to visit China, his 10-day quarantine experience in Beijing, and his exit into regular life.

Blog Post by Scott Kennedy — November 2, 2022

A view towards downtown Beijing from my regular hotel room.
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Beyond News: Branden Harvey

In this episode of Beyond Aid, Jake Kurtzer speaks with Branden Harvey about the challenge of highlighting good news stories.

Podcast Episode by Jacob Kurtzer — October 19, 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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Demographic Change in the Greater Levant: A Case Study by Country

In the last part of a three-volume series, The Emeritus Chair in Strategy has prepared an analysis of the MENA’s demographics and detailed how population pressure has impacted the region’s stability.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul Cormarie — September 12, 2022

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