Eur-Asian Border Lab
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The EU’s New Pact📘 on Migration and Asylum will come into force in June 2026. It’s the most ambitious overhaul of Europe’s migration system in a decade. However, behind the Pact’s language of “efficiency” and “solidarity” lies a major shift in how borders, crises, and people are governed.
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The EU’s New Pact📘 on Migration and Asylum will come into force in June 2026. It’s the most ambitious overhaul of Europe’s migration system in a decade. However, behind the Pact’s language of “efficiency” and “solidarity” lies a major shift in how borders, crises, and people are governed.
On Oct 26, Europe turns clocks back an hour. Seems routine, but it's sovereignty in action - states coordinating when you wake up, go to work, when shops open. This is a form of temporal border that's so invisible but shapes daily life across territories.⏰
#EurAsianBorderLab #BorderStudies
#EurAsianBorderLab #BorderStudies
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On Oct 26, Europe turns clocks back an hour. Seems routine, but it's sovereignty in action - states coordinating when you wake up, go to work, when shops open. This is a form of temporal border that's so invisible but shapes daily life across territories.⏰
#EurAsianBorderLab #BorderStudies
#EurAsianBorderLab #BorderStudies
Our field trip to the Saatse Boot - a bizarre Russian corridor through Estonia - became the story itself. Hours after crossing, authorities shut it down due to military concerns. Monique Taylor examines what happened in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social's the interpreter👇
borderlab.eu/news/saatse-...
borderlab.eu/news/saatse-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our field trip to the Saatse Boot - a bizarre Russian corridor through Estonia - became the story itself. Hours after crossing, authorities shut it down due to military concerns. Monique Taylor examines what happened in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social's the interpreter👇
borderlab.eu/news/saatse-...
borderlab.eu/news/saatse-...
Rivers🚣 seem like the obvious choice for borders. They’re visible, they’re definitive, and they move slowly (or so we assume). For centuries, diplomats loved them precisely because they appeared to be nature’s own boundary markers, requiring no human intervention.
But rivers don’t read treaties!
But rivers don’t read treaties!
October 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Rivers🚣 seem like the obvious choice for borders. They’re visible, they’re definitive, and they move slowly (or so we assume). For centuries, diplomats loved them precisely because they appeared to be nature’s own boundary markers, requiring no human intervention.
But rivers don’t read treaties!
But rivers don’t read treaties!
Jussi P. Laine has published a new chapter in the Routledge Handbook of European Borderlands, edited by James W. Scott and Thomas M. Wilson.
🔗 borderlab.eu/research-new... (open access)
#EurAsianBorderLab
🔗 borderlab.eu/research-new... (open access)
#EurAsianBorderLab
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Jussi P. Laine has published a new chapter in the Routledge Handbook of European Borderlands, edited by James W. Scott and Thomas M. Wilson.
🔗 borderlab.eu/research-new... (open access)
#EurAsianBorderLab
🔗 borderlab.eu/research-new... (open access)
#EurAsianBorderLab
From October 12, a new EU-wide Entry/Exit System (EES) will be introduced across European countries, including Estonia, to register third-country nationals entering and leaving the Schengen area.
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
From October 12, a new EU-wide Entry/Exit System (EES) will be introduced across European countries, including Estonia, to register third-country nationals entering and leaving the Schengen area.
When Mia Tran pinned a single letter to her mother on a gallery wall in Saigon, she didn’t expect what happened next. Thousands of strangers covered that wall with Post-it notes - secrets, longings, grief they’d never spoken aloud. An art exhibition became a space where people could finally be seen.
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
When Mia Tran pinned a single letter to her mother on a gallery wall in Saigon, she didn’t expect what happened next. Thousands of strangers covered that wall with Post-it notes - secrets, longings, grief they’d never spoken aloud. An art exhibition became a space where people could finally be seen.
Healthcare systems have long operated as sorting mechanisms, but the pandemic exposed just how political and uneven this sorting is.🌍 Vaccine access was not dictated by medical need but by entrenched infrastructures of wealth and power, leaving many frontline workers in the Global South unprotected.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Healthcare systems have long operated as sorting mechanisms, but the pandemic exposed just how political and uneven this sorting is.🌍 Vaccine access was not dictated by medical need but by entrenched infrastructures of wealth and power, leaving many frontline workers in the Global South unprotected.
New research from our Lab member Mikel Venhovens reveals how ethnic Georgian minorities survive in Abkhazia’s Gal(i) borderlands - caught between systematic suppression and impossible choices.
September 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New research from our Lab member Mikel Venhovens reveals how ethnic Georgian minorities survive in Abkhazia’s Gal(i) borderlands - caught between systematic suppression and impossible choices.
The first runner-up essay from our volumetric borders contest is now live, and it reveals how healthcare has become a battlefield of invisible barriers.🏥
Gwen Petrina Latenri Tappu, a medical student from #Indonesia, was selected from over 300 global submissions for "Bodies, bytes, and borders."
Gwen Petrina Latenri Tappu, a medical student from #Indonesia, was selected from over 300 global submissions for "Bodies, bytes, and borders."
September 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The first runner-up essay from our volumetric borders contest is now live, and it reveals how healthcare has become a battlefield of invisible barriers.🏥
Gwen Petrina Latenri Tappu, a medical student from #Indonesia, was selected from over 300 global submissions for "Bodies, bytes, and borders."
Gwen Petrina Latenri Tappu, a medical student from #Indonesia, was selected from over 300 global submissions for "Bodies, bytes, and borders."
A rare opportunity is emerging for researchers worldwide🌍, particularly those working outside dominant Western frameworks. The Fez Border Studies Conference II actively centres Global South perspectives, Indigenous knowledge systems, and alternative approaches to understanding borders and security.
September 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A rare opportunity is emerging for researchers worldwide🌍, particularly those working outside dominant Western frameworks. The Fez Border Studies Conference II actively centres Global South perspectives, Indigenous knowledge systems, and alternative approaches to understanding borders and security.
The engaged participants asked thought-provoking questions that sparked lively debate, bringing their own insights and perspectives. It was also a delightful surprise to have our own Prof. Jussi P. Laine from the University of Eastern Finland join us, enriching the conversation.
September 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The engaged participants asked thought-provoking questions that sparked lively debate, bringing their own insights and perspectives. It was also a delightful surprise to have our own Prof. Jussi P. Laine from the University of Eastern Finland join us, enriching the conversation.
Po-Yi’s concept of “elastic sovereignty” and Mei-Huan’s analysis of infrastructure as both divider and connector offered fresh ways to understand how power, resources, and identity intersect in fluid environments.
September 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Po-Yi’s concept of “elastic sovereignty” and Mei-Huan’s analysis of infrastructure as both divider and connector offered fresh ways to understand how power, resources, and identity intersect in fluid environments.
Recently, we hosted scholars from National Taiwan University, Prof. Po-Yi Hung and Dr. Mei-Huan Chen, for a fascinating exploration of maritime🌊governance and territorial dynamics.
September 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Recently, we hosted scholars from National Taiwan University, Prof. Po-Yi Hung and Dr. Mei-Huan Chen, for a fascinating exploration of maritime🌊governance and territorial dynamics.
Writing alone is brutal. Your argument feels solid in your head, but translating it to the page? Different story.🤦
PGSG’s Early Career Article Workshop puts you in conversation with other political geographers working through the same struggles.
PGSG’s Early Career Article Workshop puts you in conversation with other political geographers working through the same struggles.
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Writing alone is brutal. Your argument feels solid in your head, but translating it to the page? Different story.🤦
PGSG’s Early Career Article Workshop puts you in conversation with other political geographers working through the same struggles.
PGSG’s Early Career Article Workshop puts you in conversation with other political geographers working through the same struggles.
This day in 1991, #Estonia restored its independence after decades of Soviet rule. It was a moment of defiance and solidarity. People stood guard at Tallinn’s television tower, protected ministries with their bodies, and made the fragile promise of sovereignty tangible through collective courage.
August 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This day in 1991, #Estonia restored its independence after decades of Soviet rule. It was a moment of defiance and solidarity. People stood guard at Tallinn’s television tower, protected ministries with their bodies, and made the fragile promise of sovereignty tangible through collective courage.
Part of a €2 million plan, Estonia has begun installing metal gates and drive-through barriers🚧 on the Narva border bridge to tighten security and prevent unauthorised crossings.
🔗https://borderlab.eu/estonia-news/estonia-installs-gates-and-barriers-at-narva-border-bridge/
#borderstudies
🔗https://borderlab.eu/estonia-news/estonia-installs-gates-and-barriers-at-narva-border-bridge/
#borderstudies
August 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Part of a €2 million plan, Estonia has begun installing metal gates and drive-through barriers🚧 on the Narva border bridge to tighten security and prevent unauthorised crossings.
🔗https://borderlab.eu/estonia-news/estonia-installs-gates-and-barriers-at-narva-border-bridge/
#borderstudies
🔗https://borderlab.eu/estonia-news/estonia-installs-gates-and-barriers-at-narva-border-bridge/
#borderstudies
Remote sensing has become one of the most powerful tools for shaping borders, without setting foot on land. From space, a single image can legitimise a claim, expose a trespass, or erase a village from view. Visibility itself becomes a form of control. 🛰️
July 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Remote sensing has become one of the most powerful tools for shaping borders, without setting foot on land. From space, a single image can legitimise a claim, expose a trespass, or erase a village from view. Visibility itself becomes a form of control. 🛰️
The "big bad wolf"🐺 has returned to the Alps after a century, and Border Lab Summer School participant Dr Claire Galloni d'Istria is documenting what happens next.
Full spotlight👇
borderlab.eu/blog/the-big...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies #visualanthropology
Full spotlight👇
borderlab.eu/blog/the-big...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies #visualanthropology
July 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The "big bad wolf"🐺 has returned to the Alps after a century, and Border Lab Summer School participant Dr Claire Galloni d'Istria is documenting what happens next.
Full spotlight👇
borderlab.eu/blog/the-big...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies #visualanthropology
Full spotlight👇
borderlab.eu/blog/the-big...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies #visualanthropology
New publication alert!🧭
Eur-Asian Border Lab core member Jussi P. Laine has contributed to a newly published Geopolitical Forum in the journal #Geopolitics, alongside 12 scholars from around the globe.
📖Dive in: borderlab.eu/news/geopoli...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies
Eur-Asian Border Lab core member Jussi P. Laine has contributed to a newly published Geopolitical Forum in the journal #Geopolitics, alongside 12 scholars from around the globe.
📖Dive in: borderlab.eu/news/geopoli...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies
June 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
New publication alert!🧭
Eur-Asian Border Lab core member Jussi P. Laine has contributed to a newly published Geopolitical Forum in the journal #Geopolitics, alongside 12 scholars from around the globe.
📖Dive in: borderlab.eu/news/geopoli...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies
Eur-Asian Border Lab core member Jussi P. Laine has contributed to a newly published Geopolitical Forum in the journal #Geopolitics, alongside 12 scholars from around the globe.
📖Dive in: borderlab.eu/news/geopoli...
#eurasianborderlab #borderstudies
Forty years after the signing of the Schengen Agreement🔗, what began as a bold experiment in dismantling internal European borders now stands as both a triumph of integration and a mirror to its contradictions.
June 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Forty years after the signing of the Schengen Agreement🔗, what began as a bold experiment in dismantling internal European borders now stands as both a triumph of integration and a mirror to its contradictions.
When people hear “opium,” it’s often through the lens of crime, addiction, or distant colonial history. But in Southeast Asia’s highland border regions, particularly in northern #Myanmar, opium isn’t just a drug crop🌿. It’s a political tool, an economic lifeline, and a survival strategy.
June 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When people hear “opium,” it’s often through the lens of crime, addiction, or distant colonial history. But in Southeast Asia’s highland border regions, particularly in northern #Myanmar, opium isn’t just a drug crop🌿. It’s a political tool, an economic lifeline, and a survival strategy.
@frontex.bsky.social, the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency, is considering establishing a regional command centre in Narva-Jõesuu, a move that would send both symbolic and strategic signals.
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@frontex.bsky.social, the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency, is considering establishing a regional command centre in Narva-Jõesuu, a move that would send both symbolic and strategic signals.
A research sprint. A border-themed bingo. Deep questions over dinner in a yurt.✨And it’s only Wednesday. What a time we are having!
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool #Bishkek2025
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool #Bishkek2025
June 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A research sprint. A border-themed bingo. Deep questions over dinner in a yurt.✨And it’s only Wednesday. What a time we are having!
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool #Bishkek2025
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool #Bishkek2025
Bishkek backdrop?✅
Global thinkers in one room?✅
Conversations that push boundaries? Double✅
The Border Lab Summer School 2025 is officially underway in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! We'll keep you updated.😉
🔗https://borderlab.eu/border-lab-summer-school-2025/
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool
Global thinkers in one room?✅
Conversations that push boundaries? Double✅
The Border Lab Summer School 2025 is officially underway in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! We'll keep you updated.😉
🔗https://borderlab.eu/border-lab-summer-school-2025/
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool
June 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bishkek backdrop?✅
Global thinkers in one room?✅
Conversations that push boundaries? Double✅
The Border Lab Summer School 2025 is officially underway in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! We'll keep you updated.😉
🔗https://borderlab.eu/border-lab-summer-school-2025/
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool
Global thinkers in one room?✅
Conversations that push boundaries? Double✅
The Border Lab Summer School 2025 is officially underway in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! We'll keep you updated.😉
🔗https://borderlab.eu/border-lab-summer-school-2025/
#eurasianborderlab #borderlabsummerschool