Matt Herbert is a Ph.D. candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a research fellow with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Based in Tunisia, his doctoral research focuses on security-sector reform, smuggling and organized crime in North Africa. Follow him on Twitter @mherbe01. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/matt-herbert/rss en Crises & Conflicts Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:52:09 +0000 Max Gallien, Matt Herbert https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/11/29/whats-behind-the-dramatic-rise-in-migrant-boats-from-tunisia https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/11/29/whats-behind-the-dramatic-rise-in-migrant-boats-from-tunisia More Tunisians have taken boats to Europe in the past few months than in all of 2015 and 2016. Researchers Matt Herbert and Max Gallien look at the reasons behind the surge.