From "It's the economy, stupid" to "It's the migration, stupid". Looking at the electoral cycles around Europe and the globe in the last years migration has taken centre stage in a polarised public debate. (The sense of) Security is simultaneously the foremost concern for citizens in destination countries, who feel threatened by migrants and refugees and call on their leaders to regain control by erecting barriers and closing borders, and also the driving force behind migratory flows. However, there is a protracted inability to move from a crisis management situation to a sustainable global governance of migration. My contribution In Search of Security: The Migration Conundrum and the Need for a Global Response to the latest issue of @EconPolEurope @CESifoNetwork