Muslim Refugees
Combatting the ISIS Foreign Fighter Pipeline: A Global Approach
The Islamic State’s recent global terror campaign—including the October 31 downing of a Russian passenger jet that killed 224 and the November 13 shooting attacks in Paris that killed 130 restaurant patrons and concert-goers—has increased the urgency for the U.S. to lead a global alliance to defeat the Islamic State and its ideology.
Syrian refugees after Paris
The ISIS attacks in Paris have escalated an already vicious war of words over the question of what to do about Syrian refugees, and they have exacerbated a drift toward casual anti-Muslim bigotry in both the United States and Europe.
Syrian Refugees Don’t Pose a Serious Security Threat
Of the 859,629 refugees admitted from 2001 onwards, only three have been convicted of planning terrorist attacks on targets outside of the United States, and none was successfully carried out. That is one terrorism-planning conviction for every 286,543 refugees that have been admitted. To put that in perspective, about 1 in every 22,541 Americans committed murder in 2014. The terrorist threat from Syrian refugees in the United States is hyperbolically over-exaggerated and we have very little to fear from them because the refugee vetting system is so thorough.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and U.S. National Security
Testimony before the House Subcommittee
Do Syrian refugees pose a terrorism threat?
Syrians and Iraqis have been fleeing their countries’ civil wars for years, but the refugee crisis grabbed international headlines last month when it forced itself on the European scene.
Lessening the Risk of Refugee Radicalization
The exodus of more than 4 million refugees from Syria since 2011 raises questions about whether Syrian refugee concentrations will become incubators for violent extremist groups.
The Cost of Syrian Refugees
Economic and demographic strains from the Syrian refugee crisis are impacting Jordan’s own domestic balance of power.
Displacement in the Muslim World
Throughout the Muslim world, millions of people have been forced to flee their homes and communities for many reasons: civil wars, interstate conflicts, U.S.-led military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, tsunamis, earthquakes, and a multitude of other disasters. Many have crossed national borders and live in nearby countries as refugees. Many more remain within the borders of their country as internally displaced persons (IDPs).