Building Better Borders in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is one of the globe’s most diverse regions, home to varied natural landscapes, remarkable biodiversity, and dozens of
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Covid-19 and 2021 Global Border Security Challenges
by Igwe Martin, Director Media & Advocacy, WAANSA Nigeria Covid-19 the disease caused by the novel Corona virus was first
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On the borders of the Maghreb: Focus on Algeria
by Zahir Hadibi IntroductionThis paper aims to review the detailed elements of the context situation at the Maghreb borders with
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Human security challenges at the tri-border Liptako-Gurma area in the Sahel
By Badreddine El Harti, currently a Rule of Law and Security Institutions Advisor with the United Nations and a Special
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Nigeria’s border closures haven’t served their purpose
The continued cross-border smuggling raises questions about the strategy’s effectiveness and the real reasons behind it In August 2019, Nigeria
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FREEPORTS: The challenge of cyber security
Freeports will be enclaves – at least from a tax perspective – that are digitally interconnected with the ‘outside world’
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Wildlife crime: closing ranks on serious crime in the illegal animal trade
A decade tackling wildlife trafficking through global police cooperation.Courtesy of INTERPOL Wildlife crime has far-reaching and devastating consequences for society,
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Beyond Borders – A Journey along six world borders
By Ekansh Tambe, border explorer About four years ago, the political landscape of the United States on the issues of
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Cross Border Crimes in Africa and the Urgency of Strong Institutions
Martin Igwe is Director Media and Advocacy Center. West Africa Action Network on Small Arms in Nigeria In recent times
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Strengthening Trust and Cooperation at the Eastern Border of the EU.
Current and Future trends in EU Border Management By Rimutis Klevečka, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ambassador at Large
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Maritime Domain Awareness – An Essential Component of a Comprehensive Border Security Strategy
For centuries, boundary lines have been used to identify a particular geographic area, city, state, province, or country. These borders
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MS-13’s highest-ranking leaders charged with terrorism offenses in US
On January 14th an indictment was unsealed in Central Islip, New York charging 14 of the world’s highest-ranking MS-13 leaders
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Smarter Border Security Enabled by Persistent Airborne Surveillance Aerostats
Investigating how aerostate deliver elevated awareness in global geo-conflict zonesBy Matthew J. McNiel, Global Vice President, TCOM, L.P. Increasing geopolitical
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South East Asia tackle drug and wildlife trafficking during pandemic
East and Southeast Asia customs authorities announce results against drug and wildlife trafficking during the pandemic A recently concluded joint
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Lessons from COVID-19 in responding to trafficking in persons in times of crisis
Report by Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking Republic of the Philippines To better understand the impact of COVID-19 on human trafficking
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SAHEL Region: Border Security & African Underdevelopment
By Martin Igwe, Coordinator Waansa Nigeria Center for Media and Advocacy The Sahel regions are those areas of Africa separating
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Europe and the Migration-Crime-Terrorism Nexus
by Rok Derenčin, International Project Manager and Border Security Specialist at DCAF Following the Arab spring, Europe faced the largest
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Wildlife and forestry crime: Worldwide seizures in global INTERPOL-WCO operation
A month-long police and customs cross border operation resulted in large seizures of protected wildlife and forestry specimens and products,
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