Security professional with over a decade of experience in anti-terror security. | SASSETA CPO | PSIRA Grade A. Extensive experience in 3rd party contractor management. Passionate about data-driven decision-making.
Just a few quick thoughts on the UK's passing of the Rwanda bill in terms of security. Impact on the security situation of the UK: I certainly believe that whilest this bill will cause some upheaval, there is little doubt that it will reduce risk and have a net positive impact on the UK's homeland security situation. The UK government will just have to carefully manage the operational security and logistics of carrying out the action carefully. Impact on the security situation of Rwanda: The Rwandan security establishment is going to have to really be on top of this. There is plenty of room for collapse of social cohesion if they drop the ball here and given the countries history, this would not be good. Having performed a security role in Rwanda a number of times over the last few years, I have found their police to be very professional and the country to be extremely safe. Granted, my experience has been limited to Kigali and therefore may not give me a complete picture. Rwanda is an exceptionally well run country with a lot of potential. I have no doubt they will rise to the challenge of the administrative and legal issues. The challenge here however, is going to be careful surveillance and very good social integration measures. The ideological differences between the local Rwandan population and the incoming asylum seekers are substantial. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
A well written and informative article