The Gulf of Guinea’s Maritime Blind Spot: When Border Security Stops at the Shore
By Adnane Kaab, International strategy, geopolitics, and foresight analyst, with a background as a senior officer in the Royal Moroccan
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Features
Next-Generation Biometrics: How border control is shifting from document verification to probabilistic risk assessment
By Lina Kolesnikova, Senior consultant of Rossnova Solutions (Belgium) & Michael Kolatchev, Principal of Rossnova Solutions (Belgium) First-generation biometric systems
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Border Security and Time to Consider Border Fencing in Nigeria
Border fencing are physical barriers constructed along international border lines. The primary objectives is to prevent unauthorized crossing, deter smuggling
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Inside PNG’s Border Modernisation
Papua New Guinea’s adoption of the Digital Arrival Card marks a transformative moment in the nation’s border management journey. For
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When Legal Mobility Becomes a Security Risk: The EU Posted Workers System
A legal channel turned into a migration and labour-routing systemRecent investigations in Belgium and the Netherlands show that the EU’s
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Developments in Hand-held Search and Detection Technology for Border Agencies
In an increasingly complex global landscape, border agencies face numerous challenges related to security threats, illegal immigration, human trafficking, drug
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AFCON 2025 and the Reconfiguration of Border Security in Africa: Mega-Events as Geopolitical and Mobility Stress Tests
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, hosted by Morocco and concluded on 18 January with a highly contested final,
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Data-Driven Border Management
As air passenger numbers continue to rise, traveller expectations are increasing, and risks are evolving faster. How are border agencies
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Border Stability in West Africa: Actors Unite for Enhanced Coordination
By Abdoulaye Mamadou SOUKOUNA, IBSM Communications coordinator In the face of expanding security threats and rising violence along border areas,
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The Perpetual Siege: Drug Trafficking and the New Geopolitics of Border Security in the Sahel
By Adnane Kaab, International strategy, geopolitics, and foresight analyst, with a background as a senior officer in the Royal Moroccan
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Around the World in 60 Days
Border security remains a critical focus for nations worldwide, especially as migration patterns shift and security concerns escalate. In the
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A Failing Border: How Human Trafficking Fuels Cybercrime in Southeast Asia?
By Lina Kolesnikova – Internationally Respected Security and Crisis Management Consultant On October 23, 2025, more than 600 people fled
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Advances in Drone and Counter-Drone Technology for Border Security
Ukraine’s struggle for existence against Putin’s aggressive expansionism has proved to be a catalyst for the rapid adoption and development
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Global drug trafficking shifts to a duopoly
What follows is a summary of just one section that deals with global drug trafficking, of the extensive and highly
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Smarter Borders: How Technology and Strategy Must Work Together
By Mira Technologies Securing a national border today is far more complex than building a wall, a fence or installing
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Elevated Vigilance: Tethered Aerostats Bolster Border Security and C5ISR Strategy
By Eric Hoover. Director of Programs at TCOM LP The Growing Role of Aerostats in Border SecurityBorder security and defending
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Airborne Surveillance Systems on the Border
By Tony Kingham, Editor, Border Security Report Airborne surveillance systems have become indispensable elements in the realm of modern border
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Neighbours of Conflict: Arms Trafficking in Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Greece
By Michael W. Brown, Global Director of Counter-Narcotics Technology, Rigaku Analytical Devices The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has raised alarm
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