Policy BriefMigration · Security

Route-based approach: Reducing visible flows or reducing vulnerabilities?

Towards a coherent strategy for protection and the fight against criminal economies.

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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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