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  • Focus on Refugee Skills To Move Beyond Arguments About Resettlement

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 30, 2017  //  By Joseph Cassidy & Ella McElroy
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    A slightly modified version of this post originally appeared on Forced Migration Forum.

    In a June 12 speech to governments and NGOs at UNHCR’s annual consultations on refugee resettlement in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi made a passionate plea for additional resettlement pledges from participating nations. He will likely be disappointed.

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  • The Common Ground on Refugee Resettlement and Security

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 17, 2017  //  By Joseph Cassidy
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    President Trump seems to conceive of domestic counter-terrorism efforts as analogous to a police roadblock. Potential terrorists, like vehicles, wait in single file, pull up to the checkpoint, are evaluated, and either stopped or allowed to proceed depending on whether they pose a threat. If only our vetting can be made “extreme” enough, we can apprehend those intending us harm.

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  • Retooling U.S. Foreign Policy to Confront 21st-Century Threats

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 17, 2017  //  By Joseph Cassidy
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    At a time when the relative influence of the United States is decreasing, and the relative influence of states is decreasing, we need a retooling of the architecture of U.S. foreign policy. Just as “personnel is policy,” it is also true that “organization is policy.”

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  • New UN Secretary-General Brings Humanitarian Experience, But Will It Matter? 5 Things to Watch

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    Guest Contributor  //  October 11, 2016  //  By Joseph Cassidy
    Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, during the press conference after his visit to Burkina Faso to review the Mali refugee operation and to draw international attention to the neglected West African refugee crisis. They will also respond to queries on other crises such as South Sudan and Syria. 3 August 2012. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferré

    Over the next few days, many smart people will opine on the prospects for success of António Guterres, the man (yes, surprise, another man) nominated by the United Nations Security Council to be the next UN secretary-general.

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  • UN, U.S. Summits Offer Modest Immediate Relief to Refugees, But Systemic Reforms Needed

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    Guest Contributor  //  September 16, 2016  //  By Joseph Cassidy
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    Heads of state gathered in New York for the September 19 United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants will reaffirm principles of international law, pledge to treat asylum seekers more humanely, and promise to improve coordination between humanitarian and development organizations.

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