Balazs Szent-Ivanyi is a lecturer in politics and international relations and deputy director of Aston Centre for Europe at Aston University. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/balazs-szent-ivanyi/rss en Laws & Policy Tue, 02 May 2017 08:37:25 +0000 Balazs Szent-Ivanyi https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/05/02/diverting-u-k-aid-to-fund-costs-of-hosting-refugees-would-be-mistake https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/05/02/diverting-u-k-aid-to-fund-costs-of-hosting-refugees-would-be-mistake As the world’s third largest donor of foreign aid, the U.K. may be tempted to follow a European trend of using aid funds to pay for hosting refugees, but Aston University’s Balazs Szent-Ivanyi argues that doing so could harm the country’s long-term interests.