Headline : The many (ugly) faces of migration diplomacy

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Migration has undeniably taken centre stage in political discourse, not only as a domestic hot topic but also as a subject of intense international debate and diplomacy. Whilst domestically, many actors strategically politicise migration to bolster their voter base, internationally, migration is used by states in bilateral and multinational diplomatic negotiations as a tool to push their national agendas.

On 10 April, the European Parliament passed the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which had been in the making for almost a decade. One of the four pillars of the Pact is ‘Embedding migration in international partnerships’, which is described by the EU as a new paradigm based on comprehensive partnerships with countries of origin and transit to the EU’. In short: migration diplomacy. While, in most cases, the outcomes of migration diplomacy are rather negative for migrants themselves, there are some examples where states could exert power to realise better outcomes for the protection of migrants.

Migration diplomacy comes in many shapes and forms. A common and well-known form involves high-resourced ‘destination’ countries using their diplomatic powers and resources to engage ‘transit’ and ‘origin’ countries, primarily in the Global South, to assist in controlling and curbing existing irregular migration towards their borders (also known as ‘externalisation’). This relationship is often transactional involving incentives to countries of origin or transit but often include direct funding to migration management activities as well (e.g. through capacity building initiatives).

In exchange, the receiving state is required to cooperate, for example by facilitating offshore processing, strengthening border controls or increasing support to existing refugee and migrant populations as an incentive to remain put.

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