Mass migration is inevitable. The global North should welcome it.

Mass migration is inevitable. The global North should welcome it.

Climate change and demographics are setting the stage for a massive reshuffling of the human population, argues Parag Khanna.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
Nearly 5 billion people are not yet fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Nearly 5 billion people are not yet fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Portugal has the best vaccination rate of any major country, while Burundi only received its first few hundred doses in October 2021. Explore the data in this interactive graph.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
The last freedom

The last freedom

As borders slowly reopen, immigrants and expats won’t soon forget that our freedom of movement is conditional, our lifestyle only tolerated

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
Empire, Churchill and killing monarchs: footnotes on my conversation on (not quite) everything with Jonn Elledge

Empire, Churchill and killing monarchs: footnotes on my conversation on (not quite) everything with Jonn Elledge

I can't possibly summarise the latest episode but I can add plenty of footnotes.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
The podcasts that help me keep up with the world

The podcasts that help me keep up with the world

This International Podcast Day, a shout out to other podcasters that feed my brain and inspire my own work.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
There is no magic immigration tap to fix the worker shortage

There is no magic immigration tap to fix the worker shortage

Britain is finally admitting it wants foreign workers. It’s forgetting to ask a vital question: Do foreign workers want Britain?

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Immigration
Xinjiang, a most perfect dystopia | Borderline #19

Xinjiang, a most perfect dystopia | Borderline #19

“It is the world's most sophisticated surveillance state.”

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Living across borders
Who are the real nomads? | Borderline (redux) #18

Who are the real nomads? | Borderline (redux) #18

Welcome to season 4 of the podcast and a revamped newsletter.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline