The Rise of Dual Citizenship: Between Statecraft and Insurance Policy
Over the past three decades, d ual citizenship has transformed from a rare legal anomaly into a mainstream global practice. For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, dual citizens were objects of suspicion, derided for what was often called “political bigamy.” Nowadays, the majority of countries in Europe and the Americas, as well as many in Asia, allow their citizens to hold more than one nationality.({Harpaz, Yossi. 2019. Citizenship 2.0: Dual Nationality as a Global Asset. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.}) This shift reflects a broader transformation in the way citizenship is understood and used by states as well as individuals. On both sides, the acceptance of dual citizenship is creating new options for strategic and flexible behavior. States increasingly view citizenship as a policy tool for pursuing economic, demographic, and geopolitical objectives. Meanwhile, individuals—especially those outside the West—approach citizenship as a strategic asset: a means of securing mobility, opportunity, and protection in an uncertain world.
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