{"id":9791,"date":"2025-01-17T18:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=9791"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:36","slug":"dont-rush-to-send-syrians-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/dont-rush-to-send-syrians-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Rush to Send Syrians Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Don\u2019t Rush to Send Syrians Back\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9800\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Despite the profound uncertainty surrounding Syria\u2019s future, many governments in Europe and the Middle East appear to be forging ahead with plans to send refugees back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 17, 17)\">Read the new analysis by <\/span><strong data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 17, 17)\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/author\/reva-dhingra\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforeignpolicy.com%2Fauthor%2Freva-dhingra%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBeatriceMarieVillade%40cmail.carleton.ca%7C295d99ba6b254408fd7008dd36faf66c%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638727173679412535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eRFgBez%2FegftCepT3kfe065z6wF9HkHVhRWoxieLLlg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 17, 17)\">Reva Dhingra<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">and&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><strong><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/author\/lama-mourad\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforeignpolicy.com%2Fauthor%2Flama-mourad%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBeatriceMarieVillade%40cmail.carleton.ca%7C295d99ba6b254408fd7008dd36faf66c%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638727173679430958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OhyFMvBsHM7oEgBhIRhXR5wSFZrB%2Bx2sn6nTRv%2BSqUw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 17, 17)\">Lama Mourad<\/a>&nbsp;in Foreign Policy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/01\/15\/syria-refugees-return-assad-security-asylum-europe-lebanon-turkey-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Analysis<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Despite the profound uncertainty surrounding Syria\u2019s future, many governments in Europe and the Middle East appear to be forging ahead with plans to send refugees back. &nbsp; Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees. 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