This paper explores how state responses to global displacement, commitments to multilateral institutions, and solidarity with Global South refugee hosting states affect democratic norms and international protection standards. It maps a historical erosion of refugee rights, narrowing access to durable solutions, and the pernicious role of democratic spoilers in order to frame missed opportunities for solidarity through the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees.The paper argues that like-minded democracies should establish a club committed to predictable targets for resettling refugees in order to decrease the number of people displaced internationally, lift host state burdens, and sideline democratic spoilers. The paper concludes with practical opportunities to part with host states to alleviate acute displacement crises, promote democracy, and prioritize stable funding for the refugee regime
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- 70, No. 6