About this Event
Navigating the Mediterranean: Understanding North African Irregular Migration to Europe
Organized by the SAIS Middle East & North Africa Club, in collaboration with the North Africa Initiative (NAI) at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University SAIS.
Join us at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center for a focused expert discussion on irregular migration from North Africa to Europe. This event will examine the key drivers behind migration across the Mediterranean—ranging from socioeconomic and political instability to environmental stressors and transnational crime—while exploring the human stories behind the statistics. The program will include a short documentary, and lunch will be provided.
Speakers will assess current legal frameworks, the role of sanctions and state fragility, and offer concrete policy recommendations to address the challenges and opportunities of irregular migration in the region.
Speakers:
Dr. Matt Herbert, Head of Research, North Africa & the Sahel — Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Intissar Fakir, Senior Fellow & Director, North Africa & Sahel Program — Middle East Institute
Roberto Forin is the Deputy Director of the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) in Geneva, and since 2022 also Head of MMC Europe.
Moderator:
Hafed Al-Ghwell, Executive Director, North Africa Initiative & Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins SAIS
You can access the event online on our YouTube channel by clicking the following link:
https://youtube.com/live/I4qU7m0sQSw?feature=share
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
