Borders, Migration & Policy

Undocumented migration across the U.S.–Mexico border has long been shaped by economic inequality, political instability, and the pursuit of peace and safety. However, in the past fifteen years, Mexican cartels have exerted a silent –yet violent– control on migration, transforming human smuggling into a lucrative enterprise. This dynamic has created a cycle of violence that affects both sides of the border. In 2023, the now ex-president of Mexico known as “AMLO”, exposed that

Born of Fear — How 9/11 Reshaped Immigration Enforcement U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not emerge through gradual policy evolution—it was forged in a moment of national trauma. In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States fundamentally reimagined its approach to security. Immigration, once primarily managed as a civil and administrative issue, was suddenly recast as a matter of national defense. This shift culminated in the passage of the Homeland Securit

Written for London Politica's Latin America Programme 2024 Executive Summary ● The migration crisis is a central campaign issue for the...

King's College London 2022. Throughout history, the role of information in determining outcomes of wars “has varied dramatically across...

London Politica 2023 - 2023 a year of multidimensional vulnerabilities for the Americas The year 2023 is shaping up to be an important...

King's College London 2022. For centuries, philosophers, scholars and people have tried to make sense of conflicts and world politics....

King's College London 2022. The advent of the Nuclear Era and its echoes have inherently shaped the stability and the asymmetry of...

King's College London 2022 In recent decades, the field of International Relations (IR) has seen an important transformation due to the...

King's College London 2022 The cold war between the United States of America (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) was the most...

For the past fifty years, China’s economic development and political influence have been remarkable in several ways. In fact, economic...

King's College London (2021) This paper was created in collaboration with other MA students of King's College London's Defense...

IPSA (2021) This paper was presented during the International Political Science Association - Concordia Summer School in Applied...

For centuries, historians, political theorists, and the public at large have sought to create a universal approach to explain the rise...

The article, “The uses of history in international society: from the Paris peace conference to the present,” written by M. MacMillan and...

École nationale d'administration publique (2020) - Les actions du Canada en matière d’aide internationale ont connu plusieurs changements...

King's College London (2021) - For centuries, strategic thought has illustrated the uncertainty of human affairs and war’s unstable...

King's College London (2021) - War as we know it today has come a long way. This is partly due to the constant evolving nature of...