displaced persons 
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
3/3/2022
War Torn: Confronting the Problems of the Nationless
by Nick Turse
Those displaced by war, persecution, and economic desperation constitute more than a billion people. The "nationless" are the third-largest nation on Earth, and their ranks will only grow.
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
1/5/2022
The US Has Long Exploited the Legally Ambiguous Status of Guantanamo Bay
by Jana Lipman
The use of the naval base at Guantanamo bay for the detention of both suspected terrorists and refugees and migrants reflects the place's status as outside both Cuban and U.S. law. Since the end of the Spanish-American war, Cuban workers have understood the threat of abuse this status enables.
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SOURCE: National History Center and Woodrow Wilson Center
12/3/2020
Washington History Seminar: Mira Siegelberg on "Statelessness: A Modern History" (Monday, Dec. 7)
The Washington History Seminar and the Woodrow Wilson Center host Mira Siegelberg for a discussion of her book "Statelessness: A Modern History" on Monday, Dec. 7 at 4:00 PM.
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