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Mark Akkerman is author of the 2018 report “Expanding the Fortress: The policies, profiteers and people shaped by E.U.’s border externalisation programme” and a researcher at Stop Wapenhandel, the Dutch Campaign Against Arms Trade, and for the Transnational Institute (TNI).
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In austerity-stricken Europe, increasing funds are flowing to arms and security firms positioning themselves as experts on border control. Researcher Mark Akkerman documents the companies profiting from E.U. border externalization and the industry’s lobbying power.
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