IOM - International Migration Journal : Chaos Theory & Afghan Mobility: Reflections on August 2021
16.02.22: Is politics a matter of ‘chaos theory', of violent and unpredictable contractions of time and space?” Reflecting on the August 2021 situation in Afghanistan, Samuel Hall's directors Hervé Nicolle and Nassim Majidi believe that it indeed is.
For International Migration Journal [IOM - UN Migration], they write that 'by offering a date to its former enemies, the US government caused a tremendous acceleration of time. Chaos at the Kabul airport caught global attention at the intersection of spatial and time elements.
Now many Afghans physically contained are unable to leave the country due to lack of legal migration options, lack of commercial flights, and continued border closures. Such restrictions violate the universal declaration of human rights.
So how can we protect the Afghans? Nassim Majidi and Hervé Nicolle believe that 'certain legal tools, such as ‘Prima Facie refugee status’ determination can be used to help Afghans at risk, and set a course for recognition.