From Afghanistan to Mali, Rückkehr-Watch, with the help of experts, looks at countries in South Asia, North Africa, West Africa, and the Middle East. What role do these countries and their citizens play in the migration policies and return programmes of the EU and Germany? And how are the programmes implemented or suspended at the local level? This is about (in)secure situations, the fight against (and the causes of) flight and (the absence of) positive prospects.