Events

Externalization of Borders, Digital Infrastructures, and Authoritarianism

Experiences from North America and the European Union

Date

February 19, 2026

Time

10:00AM ET

Topics

Law & Policy Mass Surveillance
AI, border security, immigration

People

This event is hosted by The Everywhere Border, iLIT, Collaborative Research Center for Resilience (CRCR), and Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)

Tune in on February 19th to listen to senior research associate Kate Robertson speak on the Everywhere Border’s “Externalization of Borders, Digital Infrastructures and Authoritarianism” webinar. The discussion will consider recent developments in the EU and North America involving a pattern of migrant rights violations, increased surveillance, and militarization. 

Speakers from across these regional geographies will cover the current state of play in border externalization, the AI arms race and tech companies’ roles in militarism and securitization of borders.

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