Border Force and Immigration

Cutting-edge analysis and comment from the world's oldest defence and security think tank
Border Force and Immigration
A collection of RUSI analyses on immigration and the border force and their role in maintaining security

Articles

The debate on control orders
James Mawson examines the implications of the UK government’s proposed control orders
UK grapples with the complex issue of national ID cards
This article assesses the utility of a national identity card
Use of biometrics in homeland security
James Mawson evaluates present biometric technologies and their applications to homeland security
The Ever-changing Airport Security Challenge
This article provides a historical background to the latest security challenges facing airports and the wider airline industry.

Commentary

All Change? Brown’s New Terror Proposals
Barely a month into his Premiership, Gordon Brown has unveiled his new security proposals.
Chancellor outlines his vision to safeguard Britain
Reinforcing the need to introduce identity cards, the use of the Internet in propagating extremism and the need to counter financial support for terrorism were some of the key points of a speech delivered by Chancellor Gordon Brown at the Royal United Services Institute today.