Sanjay Dharwadker

For Security SA, I published an article, which discusses the evolving landscape of airport security, emphasizing the complexities of balancing national security, privacy, and efficient travel, while considering the roles of various international bodies and the challenges posed by terrorism, crime, and technological advancements in border control.

For over half a century now, Checkpoint Charlie has captured our imagination as the ultimate border crossing. Shrouded in the mysteries of cold war espionage stories, when the Berlin wall finally came down, it had 14 checkpoints that went by the names of the neighbourhoods they were located in. But earlier, they simply bore signage in the aviator alphabet – Alpha, Bravo, Charlie … and of this somehow this makeshift name of the Friedrichstrasse crossing persisted, and even after being reduced to a mere tourist attraction, it remains a poignant reminder of one of the sad aspects of nation-state politics – that of dividing people from people.