industryterm:border security infrastructure

Hotspot – Estonia - Geographical
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Klaus Dodds considers a national border which has become a central site for underhand activity: between Estonia and Russia

Cross-border smuggling is a challenge for many states. Whether its people smuggling or contraband such as drugs and weapons, border security infrastructure is integral to how national governments seek to disrupt, detain and deny illicit flows across international boundaries. One intriguing case of cross-border movement concerns the Estonian Border Guard (EBG), which has responsibility for border security, the major area of focus being the shared border with Russia. Established in 1991, after independence, the EBG is managed by the Ministry of the Interior. Over the last decade, donations from other EU countries has enabled it to acquire helicopters and planes to supplement land and water-based patrolling.

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The surprising tools CIR used to map the US-Mexico border fence | The Center for Investigative Reporting

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The Center for Investigative Reporting’s collaboration with NPR on the Borderland multimedia project was an unexpected excuse to work on two of my passions: the U.S.-Mexico border fence and historical mapping.

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Journalists at CIR have been trying for more than three years to obtain accurate, detailed mapping data showing the location of the border fence system. The fences – it’s more accurate to say there are many – have cost taxpayers many millions of dollars and are key pieces of border security infrastructure. They’re also a potent symbol that chafes at our Mexican neighbors.

We filed several Freedom of Information Act requests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and after several appeals, we received limited data showing where individual fence segments start and end. But we were told repeatedly that the actual lines showing the details of the fence segments were sensitive law enforcement information that could give away secrets to drug cartels, illegal border crossers or terrorists.

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