How many Americans want their state to secede — and what they would want to happen next. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260212-top...

In 2026, the world is now diplomatically closer to Beijing than it has been in recent memory, with significant shifts in alignments taking place during the start of Trump’s second presidential term. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

@triandafyllidou.bsky.social and I are putting together an edited Book on Complex Migration Pathways: Insights from Asia, please submit your Chapter proposals (300 words) by February 25th. www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...

Liam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...

Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”

Nepal & Saudi Arabia finally sign a labour agreement, after Nepal's effort for more than a decade. Still they only proceeded with a general labour agreement and not a domestic worker agreement. Saudi Arabia is now the largest destination for Nepali workers kathmandupost.com/nepali-diasp...

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN

Toronto Metropolitan University invites outstanding researchers based outside Canada to apply for nomination to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program. Applications are due by Feb. 21: www.torontomu.ca/research/abo... @arts-tmu.bsky.social @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social @torontometsci.bsky.social

This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...

How do migration trajectories from the Gulf States to Europe and North America reshape settlement pathways and policy responses? Join the conversation with Bridging Divides researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and affiliated researcher @aatique.bsky.social. 1/2 🧵

How do migration trajectories from the Gulf States to Europe and North America reshape settlement pathways and policy responses? Join the conversation with Bridging Divides researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and affiliated researcher Asma Atique. 1/2 🧵

Deleted these two posts because we now have confirmation from the State Department that this suspension is limited ONLY to immigrant visas — visas which let someone enter the United States with permanent residence status and on a path to a green card. There is NOT a suspension on nonimmigrant visas.

New research by @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Hari KC questions Nepal's paternalistic migration policies. Are "protective" measures actually restricting women's agency? Authors contrast state discourse with the lived experiences of women migrants. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Mapping the Global North bias in forced migration studies: three decades of publication and citation trends." Open access at academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...

New working paper

The ultra-rich 0.001% (tiny number of 56,000) control three times the wealth of the poorest half of humanity www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

Register for the GLMM and KAS Webinar on “Stepwise Migration to the Gulf States and Onwards: Highly Skilled Workers in the Global Competition for Talents” on 9 December 2025, 5:00-6:30 pm KSA – 3:00-4:30 pm CET

... reconciling their expectations of Canada as a "dream country" with the difficult realities of settling as newcomers. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...

Nepali Canadians represent a growing but understudied immigrant community in Canada. New #WorkingPaper from @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Deepa Nagari reveals that while they arrive through diverse pathways seeking better opportunities, many face challenges...

By late 2024, cyber scamming operations in Mekong countries were generating an estimated $44bn (£33.4bn) a year, equivalent to about 40% of the combined formal economy. That figure is considered conservative, and on the rise. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#NewPublication Deepa Nagari and I have published a new Working Paper "Nepali immigrants in Canada: Complex pathways and experiences". It's a part of the large MEMO Partnership Grant. Thanks to all who agreed to be interviewed. @cercmigration.bsky.social www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...

🎓 CERC Migration's Winter School brought together early-career researchers for an intensive week of #qualitativeresearch training in migration studies. Participants gained hands-on experience in interviewing, data analysis, and ethical research practices. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

Just out Wellstead, Adam and Howlett, Michael, "Capacity for What? Elon Musk's DOGE, Public Value Destruction and the Darkside of Policy Capacity" (November 26, 2025). Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=581... or dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Canadian citizenship can now be passed down to people born abroad, beyond the first generation, if the parents spent a cumulative three years in Canada before the child's birth. Still contestation around "intercountry adoptees" when it comes to passing down citizenship.

The women that brought him to power might be raising their collective eyebrows. Canada's view on Africa also bears reporting. Important coverage from the G20 @geoffreyyork.bsky.social

There's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Check out our new Working paper

New Working Paper out now

🎙️ In the latest In Conversation episode, guest Sagar Raj Sharma (Professor of Development Economics, Kathmandu University) challenges our obsession with “growth” and how the term's numerical nature takes away from sustainable development: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 1/2 🧵

Check out our new Working Paper

Deadline extended till Nov 15th

The increased cost of H-1B visas could deter global talent from the U.S., creating a chance for Canada to attract researchers, innovators & skilled workers, @cercmigration.bsky.social's @triandafyllidou.bsky.social & @richashivakoti.bsky.social write in @ca.theconversation.com: tinyurl.com/yxhrjrnt

Apply to our Gulf-Canada Connections workshop by Oct 31st

The Association for Asian Studies is hosting a dissertation workshop for advanced doctoral students on March 10-12, 2026. The workshop themes include “Global Southeast Asias” and “Labor and the Politics of Care in East Asia.” Application deadline: October 20 tinyurl.com/4xvmw8x6

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S. Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world. www.nobelprize.org

2 more days till the deadline, pls apply if interested...

The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada

The U.S. government recently announced a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. For @ca.theconversation.com, Researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social explain how this could have ripple effects on Canada: theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis...

The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis... @richashivakoti.bsky.social @jeremiemolho.bsky.social @cercmigration.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social

Check out my new short article with @triandafyllidou.bsky.social at @theconversation.com @cercmigration.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis...

AAS-in-Asia 2026 to Take Place at Lahore University of Management Sciences—submit your organized panel session or roundtable proposal by November 13! buff.ly/GReizuO

Especially large drops in the numbers of 🇺🇸 students arriving from Asia and Africa. Plus many more pieces of info. 👇🏼 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Kicking off Metropolis 2025, cohosted with @metropolisintl.bsky.social at @torontomet.bsky.social. Chair Anna Triandafyllidou begins with remarks.

Today, we wrapped up the Global Skills Partnership event, hosted with @bridgdivides.bsky.social. Together, we explored equitable ways to tackle skill shortages and strengthen health systems within global partnership initiatives. 🤝 A huge thank you to all participants for your insights!

Wealth Inequality is at the Heart of ‘Gen Z’ Revolution Across Asia www.asiandispatch.net/wealth-inequ...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

We are hiring a full time (6 months) Research Assistant with strong quantitative skills to work on several research projects. Please apply by Oct. 10, 2025. @cercmigration.bsky.social

Narratives on emigration of women from Nepal: is the state discourse keeping up with reality? by Researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Postdoctoral Researcher Hari KC 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 5/5