Wednesday 24 June 2026
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What We Can Learn From Europe’s Refugee Crises

We must fulfill our moral obligation to the Afghans while still working to minimize national security risks and culture clash.
What We Can Learn From Europe’s Refugee Crises

As Afghanistan falls into the hands of the Taliban, a refugee crisis is all but inevitable. While focus so far has been on evacuating interpreters and other locals who have worked for the United States and its allies, the reality is that we should expect a massive exodus of Afghans in the near future.

John Gustavsson is a Swedish conservative writer with a Ph.D. in economics, with past experience as a policy adviser and researcher in the European Parliament.

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