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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Features
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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Border Security: A Quarantined Pandemic
Pandemic are epidemic occurring on a scale that crosses international boundaries and affects a large number of people. Influenza, Ebola
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South Africa’s Border Management Authority Dream Could be a Nightmare
Until recently, managing South Africa’s borders was the task of at least seven different government departments working at land, air
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Cannabis trafficking and endangered-tortoise trade drive corruption in Madagascar
The mountainous Andriry region near the town of Betroka in south-eastern Madagascar is an inhospitable area: remote, difficult to access
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Wildlife Trafficking in Trinidad And Tobago
The insatiable demand for wildlife in Trinidad and Tobago has encouraged a thriving trade between the twin island republic and
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