top of page
Borders, Migration & Policy
Borders, Migration and Policy is a personal initiative that seeks to promote fruitful exchanges and discussions on how to overcome border, political and social challenges faced by migrants in the 21st century. The objective of this project is to create an interactive and public space where the complexities of border conflicts, migration and policy-making can be objectively analyzed.
Coyotes and the Securitization of Migration: A Historical and Critical Political Economy Analysis.
I. Introduction The figure of the “coyote,” commonly understood as a facilitator of irregular migration across borders, occupies a central yet contested place in migration studies. Often portrayed in policy discourse as a criminal intermediary, the coyote is more accurately understood as a product of structural forces, including restrictive immigration regimes, labor demand, and geopolitical inequalities. Nowhere is this more evident than along the Mexico–United States migra
Apr 76 min read
Migration and Power: How Human Mobility Reshaped U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
I. A Relationship Defined by Movement For more than a century, migration has not merely accompanied but actively structured the relationship between the United States, Mexico, and the broader Latin America. By 2020, more than 62 million people of Latin American origin were living in the United States, representing nearly 19% of the total population (U.S. Census Bureau 2021). Mexicans alone have historically constituted the largest foreign-born group, peaking at over 11 milli
Apr 75 min read
Undocumented migrants; the voiceless victims of cartels
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
Apr 12 min read
ICE and the Architecture of Enforcement — Security at What Cost?
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
Apr 110 min read
The role of migration in the 2024 U.S. Presidential race
Written for London Politica's Latin America Programme 2024 Executive Summary ● The migration crisis is a central campaign issue for the...
Oct 8, 20245 min read
The role of intelligence in conventional vs. irregular warfare
King's College London 2022. Throughout history, the role of information in determining outcomes of wars “has varied dramatically across...
Mar 23, 202411 min read
2023 Political Risk review: global migrations in Latin America
London Politica 2023 - 2023 a year of multidimensional vulnerabilities for the Americas The year 2023 is shaping up to be an important...
Mar 23, 20243 min read
Does the advent of cyber warfare threaten to change the global balance of power?
King's College London 2022. For centuries, philosophers, scholars and people have tried to make sense of conflicts and world politics....
Mar 23, 202411 min read
The European Union and the nuclear non-proliferation regime; a story of strengths and weaknesses.
King's College London 2022. The advent of the Nuclear Era and its echoes have inherently shaped the stability and the asymmetry of...
Mar 23, 202410 min read
Is nomothetic knowledge possible within International Relations?
King's College London 2022 In recent decades, the field of International Relations (IR) has seen an important transformation due to the...
Mar 22, 202410 min read
Proxy Wars? The Afghan-Soviet War (1972-1989)
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...
Mar 9, 202211 min read
Is China a security threat?
For the past fifty years, China’s economic development and political influence have been remarkable in several ways. In fact, economic...
Sep 21, 202111 min read
The EU Migration Crisis and Regionalism: The case of FRONTEX
King's College London (2021) This paper was created in collaboration with other MA students of King's College London's Defense...
Aug 10, 20216 min read
The Paris Agreement, a diplomatic challenge?
IPSA (2021) This paper was presented during the International Political Science Association - Concordia Summer School in Applied...
Aug 10, 202126 min read
What can the study of conflict history teach us about socio-political change?
For centuries, historians, political theorists, and the public at large have sought to create a universal approach to explain the rise...
May 1, 20217 min read
“The uses of history in international society: from the Paris peace conference to the present”
The article, “The uses of history in international society: from the Paris peace conference to the present,” written by M. MacMillan and...
Apr 28, 20216 min read
L'efficacité de l'aide internationale du Canada
École nationale d'administration publique (2020) - Les actions du Canada en matière d’aide internationale ont connu plusieurs changements...
Apr 5, 202114 min read
How important were the nuclear strategists to the evolution of strategic thought?
King's College London (2021) - For centuries, strategic thought has illustrated the uncertainty of human affairs and war’s unstable...
Apr 4, 202110 min read
Can the concept of a ‘western way of warfare’ assist us in interpreting the history of conflict?
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...
Apr 4, 20214 min read
Subscribe
bottom of page