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Route-based approach: Reducing visible flows or reducing vulnerabilities?
Towards a coherent strategy for protection and the fight against criminal economies.
10 Abr 2026 IEAM Team 10 min read
Route-based approach: vulnerabilities and criminal economies in migration corridors.
Executive summary
Route-based strategies fail when they focus only on visible arrivals. A credible approach must reduce exposure to abuse, improve protective continuity and disrupt illicit business models.
Strategic messages
- Strengthen institutional integrity in transit zones.
- Target financial incentives, not just visible movement.
- Build protection across the whole corridor.
- Align labour demand and legal mobility.
“An effective route policy does not simply move controls; it reduces vulnerabilities and weakens criminal economies.”
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