Refugees in the MENA region: what geopolitical consequences?

Author(s)
Mikail, B.
Pages
5 pp
Date published
01 Jul 2013
Type
Plans, policy and strategy
Keywords
Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration, Syria crisis
Organisations
FRIDE, Hivos

The security crises triggered by the Arab spring have created new epicentres of refugees and IDPs in the MENA. Yet it is important to assess with precision what the nature of this challenge is – and is not. A quick summary reveals how different the sources of these movements have been across different countries.