Global Circles Digest | Borders, Belonging & Migration

Global Circles Digest – a synthesis of the dialogue based on facilitator observation reports, reflecting on converging and diverging views and emotions expressed during the exchanges. The digests don’t make attributions to participants to preserve the private and safe nature of our dialogue spaces.

The November 2025 Global Circles round topic was “Borders, Belonging & Migration”

• What is the meaning and value of borders today?

• Who is free to move, and who is forced to? Who is welcomed, excluded, or detained?

• As migration accelerates and debates intensify, how do we make sense of border control, national identity, and freedom of movement in a world where the lives of migrants and the future of receiving communities hang in the balance?