The Resurgence of Offshoring Asylum Claims

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This chapter explores the increasing number of asylum claims worldwide and the political sensitivity surrounding this issue. It delves into the complexities of existing laws on asylum claims and discusses the concept of offshoring asylum seekers, focusing on Australia's 'Pacific solution' and alternative approaches.

Since the Hamas attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, debate at America’s top academic institutions has turned sour. Now, the issue has reignited an age-old argument about freedom of speech on campuses. Today Britain’s parliament will vote on whether to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – they aren’t the only ones thinking about outsourcing responsibility (07:54). And books about the twilight of the automobile age (17:32)

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