About
SCG’s Maritime and Border Security Program utilizes a multi-tiered approach to regional and national land and maritime borders and border “hotspots.” SCG has more than a decade of experience implementing border security programming. Our approach includes strengthening and facilitating interministerial coordination and response, generating operational capacity and interoperability, and promoting cooperation among security actors and between security actors and local communities.
How We Do It
- Conduct substantive threat, institutional, and gap assessments of border management, operations, and community engagement.
- Develop strategic plans, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), related guidance, and training for implementation.
- Build operational capacity through tabletop simulations and tailored trainings for border security forces, agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Facilitate inter-ministerial coordination, enhance response effectiveness, and develop coordinated response options.
- Develop mechanisms for cross-border regional cooperation among border security institutions and between border security actors and communities to enhance border security management.
About
Border Security and Illicit Trafficking
The countries of the Maghreb and Egypt face a complex and evolving security environment, featuring a host of transnational actors that leverage borders for profit and for sanctuary. Although the threat of insecure borders has increased in the region, there continues to be limited information and analysis to inform the design and implementation of integrated, cross-border approaches to shared border challenges. Combatting these emergent threats requires a strategic regional approach to address a reliance on outdated tools, mitigate the impact of disparate border management systems, and overcome siloed national approaches to border security.
