GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Migration Policy, Beyond Containment

Apr 21, 2017 | 16:32 GMT

With some refugee flows temporarily stemmed through the European Union’s deal with Turkey, Africa is now the top priority for European control policies. This endows some African governments with new leverage in their bargaining with Europe – focused, as in the past, on containment. Experience shows that privileging short-term law enforcement objectives produces perverse effects, detrimental to both parties. A major upgrade in cooperation is needed, but remains unlikely....

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