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Expert perspectives from 35+ years at the front lines of customs modernization, AI risk assessment, and global trade facilitation — written by our global SME network.

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The Customs IT Business Model Is Breaking Down — legacy vs modern BorderHQ approach
Featured Article
AI & Technology
The Customs IT Business Model Is About to Break — Why Thirty Years of Modernisation Has Reached Its Limit, and What Comes Next
June 2026·7 min read
Mike SquirrellAustralia
Chris ThibedeauCanada
Mike Squirrell & Chris Thibedeau
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Policy & Reform
Where AI Meets Sovereignty: Governance Is the Missing Layer at the Border
Dr. Velma Ricketts WalkerJamaica
Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker
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AI & Technology
The Great Restructuring: How AI is Reshaping the Technology Industry — Introducing BorderHQ
Mike SquirrellAustralia
Chris ThibedeauCanada
Mike Squirrell & Chris Thibedeau
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Border Operations
Customs Modernisation in Practice: Lessons from 40 Years Across Four Continents
Gerry RodriguesAustralia
Gerry Rodrigues
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Risk Management
The Four-Tier Cargo Targeting Method: A Framework Every Customs Agency Should Know
Dean HogarthAustralia
Dean Hogarth
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Revenue & PCA
Revenue Leakage in Customs: The Scale of the Problem and How Post-Clearance Audit Addresses It
Mark McFallsCanada
Mark McFalls
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AI & Technology
Deploying Biometric eGates at Scale: What the UAE Experience Teaches Us
Kinan Al JajehLebanon
Kinan Al Jajeh
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AI & Technology
From Manual Selectivity to Machine Learning: How AI is Transforming Customs Cargo Targeting
Chris ThibedeauCanada
Chris Thibedeau
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Border Operations
Building a National Targeting Centre: A Practitioner's Blueprint
Steve LetourneauCanada
Steve Letourneau
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Policy & Reform
WCO Customs Diagnostics: What the Assessment Process Actually Reveals
John TremillsCanada
John Tremills
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Trade Facilitation
Launching a National Electronic Single Window: Lessons from the Barbados Implementation
Barry DesormeauxCanada
Barry Desormeaux
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Risk Management
Intelligence-Led Enforcement: How Customs Agencies Can Fight Sophisticated Smuggling Networks
Martin WildeUK
Martin Wilde
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Trade Facilitation
The WCO SAFE Framework of Standards: Achievements, Gaps, and the Path to Full Implementation
Eamonn SheehyIreland
Eamonn Sheehy
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Risk Management
Outpacing the Syndicates: Why AI Is Now Essential for Asia-Pacific Border Agencies
Steve LetourneauCanada
Steve Letourneau
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Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker
Press Release
BorderHQ Announces Appointment of Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker to Advisory Board
Dr. Velma Ricketts WalkerJamaica
Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker
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Scott Suhy
Press Release
BorderHQ Announces Appointment of Scott Suhy to Advisory Board
Scott SuhyUSA
Scott Suhy
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