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Brenner Pass Austria

Three Possible Futures for Europe’s Open-Borders Schengen Area

Unless member states can agree on new border and asylum policies, the Schengen Area could fizzle out.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 22, 2018December 1, 2021
Viktor Orbán Horst Seehofer

Bavarian Right Manufactures Immigration Crisis

Here is everything you need to know about the row between Germany’s conservative parties.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 15, 2018November 28, 2021

Trump Rejects Immigration Compromise, Mueller Indicts Russians

Trump blocks an immigration deal. Mueller indicts thirteen Russians who interfered in the 2016 election.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 17, 2018November 15, 2021
Norway fjord

Why Should Norwegians Emigrate to the United States?

Norwegians have it better than Americans in almost every way.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 12, 2018May 3, 2022
Angela Merkel

Immigration, Digital Reforms Justify Grand Coalition in Germany

Plans bely fears that another grand coalition would muddle through.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 10, 2018November 13, 2021

Democrats, Republicans Split on Diversity and Immigration

More than three-quarters of Democrats, but less than one-third of Republicans, are comfortable with diversity.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 6, 2017November 29, 2021

American Views on Immigration Are Still Very Liberal

Most Americans support immigration and oppose deporting those who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 4, 2017November 29, 2021
Lars Løkke Rasmussen Emmanuel Macron

Immigration Could Be Macron’s Achilles’ Heel

The president barely talks about an issue that preoccupies two-thirds of French voters.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 4, 2017November 10, 2021

Immigration Lessons from Canada

Canada’s diverse migrant population and protection of the majority culture have made assimilation easier.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 17, 2017January 16, 2023
Helsinki Central Station Finland

Finland’s Brain Drain: When Talent Leaves a Small Country

Small welfare states like Finland depend on knowledge workers. What if they prefer to live somewhere else?

Avatar photoJuho KorhonenJuly 11, 2017November 26, 2021
Sigmar Gabriel Angela Merkel

Merkel’s Plan Strong on Taxes and Spending, Disappointing on Migration

A pledge to raise public investment, but no convincing plan to plug Germany’s skills gap.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 4, 2017November 13, 2021
Budapest Hungary

EU Threatens Sanctions Against Central European States

It is the latest sign Hungary and Poland have exhausted the patience of their allies.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 15, 2017November 28, 2021
Russian Arctic tanker

How Climate Change Will Be the Biggest Geopolitical Crisis of the Century

Global warming will force hundreds of millions of Africans to flee, forcing the West to make some tough choices.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlMarch 30, 2017November 21, 2021
Oakland California port

Trump Supporters Haven’t Been Hurt by Immigration or Trade

It’s not that the Republican’s supporters are worse off. It’s that their lives haven’t improved in a long time.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 14, 2016November 27, 2021
Manhattan New York

Democrats and Non-Trump Republicans Share Views

On immigration and trade, anti-Trump Republicans have more in common with the other party than their own.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 20, 2016October 26, 2021

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