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Introduction The U.S. asylum system is undergoing substantial transformations due to political divisions, emerging technologies, and...

Introduction In recent years, the United States has turned more to policies like "safe third country" agreements to handle asylum claims....

Introduction For asylum seekers escaping persecution,  the journey to safety often continues behind bars. The United States is one of the...

Introduction In theory, the U.S. asylum process follows a uniform legal standard: a well-founded fear of persecution. In practice,...

Introduction The United States has long portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the persecuted, yet shifting ideologies, court decisions, and...

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, large parts of the African continent were devastated by civil wars, ethnic violence, and...

The Korean War (1950–1953), often termed “The Forgotten War,” left an indelible mark on global geopolitics and on the lives of millions...

Introduction The Vietnam War (1955–1975), one of the most devastating conflicts of the Cold War era, left indelible marks not only on...

Throughout its history, the United States has been both a sanctuary and a battleground in the global politics of war-induced...

Introduction The 21st century has witnessed continued—and in many ways, intensified—refugee crises driven by war, political instability,...

The 20th century witnessed refugee movements on an unprecedented scale. While war had caused forced migrations in earlier periods, the...

The modern era, broadly spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, witnessed a transformation in both the nature of warfare and the scale of...

Throughout the Medieval and Early Modern periods, war remained a principal driver of mass displacement. Spanning from roughly the 5th to...

War has always left more than just ruins and shifting borders—it leaves people, real people, suddenly without homes, without safety, and...

War has displaced people for millennia—this essay explores the roots of refugee crises in conflict.