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Conflict and Refugees

The evolving conflicts in the Arab region have been the cause for the world’s largest waves of migration and displacement since World War II. Carnegie scholars in Beirut, Brussels and Washington unpack the consequences of the refugee crises on Europe, and their implications (the Syrian refugee crisis in particular) on the politics, economy and security of the Middle East.

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Into the Fire

Countries are forcibly sending Syrians back home, though their country remains highly insecure.

· September 11, 2019
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Policing and Protection for Syrian Refugees in Jordan

In Jordan, internationally backed efforts to extend successful community policing programs beyond refugee camps face multiple challenges.

  • Jessica Watkins
· October 16, 2018
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Jordan’s Interest in a Stable Syria

The Assad regime’s recent victories in southwestern Syria provide Jordan an opportunity to open the border and pursue reconstruction that could encourage refugees to return.

  • Lina Haddad Kreidie, 
  • Jesse Marks
· August 23, 2018
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The Politics of Dispossession

Syria’s regime is changing the country’s urban planning laws to punish its foes and reward loyalists.

· May 9, 2018
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