{"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\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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-fe48e5de 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\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees. 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