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). https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/mark-akkerman/rss en Economy Laws & Policy Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:50:00 +0000 Mark Akkerman https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/04/how-the-security-industry-reaps-the-rewards-of-e-u-migration-control https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/04/how-the-security-industry-reaps-the-rewards-of-e-u-migration-control 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.