MatinaStevis

Generally alive and kicking but perhaps suffering from occasional bouts of narcolepsy? Cure being developed as we speak.

Never.

I think the EU would like to believe it's the polar opposite of Australia in migration/refugee policy. The attitude toward keeping people out is similar (known as Fortress Europe) --but I doubt the very hardline Australian rhetoric would survive in the EU. The US comparison is closer --the EU too is unable to figure out where it stands on the humanitarian/moral obligation versus economic reality thing. The debate continues.

You ask the right questions, but I have no answers. No one does, I don't think. I'd recommend checking in with my Syria colleague @SamDagher. I have the good/ill fortune of dealing with Syria from the refugee perspective... Sorry I can't offer insight on your question.

I love longish stories with a solid narrative that are about pretty much anything. That's the toughest bit of my job, too, finding a great narrative vehicle to tell a bigger story.