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Blog: ‘Why EU member states should not hesitate to vote for the Global Compact for Migration’
29 November 2018In this blog, Asser researcher Dr Narin Idriz explains the Global Compact for Migration, sometimes wrongly called the Marrakech Treaty 2018. The compact is a non-binding UN agreement on a common approach to international migration to be adopted on 10-11 Decemb...
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New policy brief: ‘Counter-terrorism measures need to be evaluated’
27 November 2018Counter-terrorism laws and policies need to be much better motivated and justified through assessments, evaluations and reviews, according to a new policy brief by Asser Institute researcher Dr Berenice Boutin. Governments around the world are increasingly i...
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Pros and cons of EU cooperation on migration
22 November 2018Asser expert Dr Narin Idriz gave a presentation on EU and third countries’ cooperation on migration at the Renforce conference at the University of Utrecht last week. She discussed the pros and cons of the EU’s current strategies to manage migration flows, a t...
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Brexit withdrawal agreement: ‘Not much space for an autonomous UK trade policy’
21 November 2018The draft withdrawal agreement for Brexit sets out how the United Kingdom can depart from the European Union in a smooth and orderly fashion. Dr Joris Larik, speaker at the upcoming CLEER conference on EU external relations and CLEER Advisory Board member, say...
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‘Legislative fever is not a long-term solution for stopping terrorism incitement’
20 November 2018Legislators and policy-makers should put more emphasis, expertise, and resources towards resolving the root causes of terrorism, rather than trying to curb the spread of extremism by feverishly expanding counter-terrorism legislation. That is the main conclusi...