OSCE trains Montenegrin airport border and customs officers on risk analysis and management

23 border and customs officers from Montenegro’s Podgorica and Tivat airports, the Civil Aviation Agency and the Intelligence Agency of Montenegro attended a national training course on risk analysis and management, from 19 to 21 March 2019 in Podgorica.

Organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in co-operation with the OSCE Mission in Montenegro, the interactive course was conducted with the support of an intelligence expert from the United Kingdom.  It focused on topics such as the objectives of risk analysis, intelligence cycles, critical thinking, information sources as well as threat, impact and vulnerability measurement. Participants were engaged in practical exercises during the training.

“All countries, including Montenegro, should be aware that terrorist ideas can develop and complex attacks can be launched anytime, anywhere,” said Head of OSCE Mission in Montenegro Maryse Daviet. “The way terrorist attacks are now planned and conducted has changed and the threats are evolving. The risk analysis based approach related to border security and management is applied by most OSCE participating States and is considered to be an effective tool against security threats at the borders and beyond.”

This activity is part of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s project on airport security in Montenegro, launched in co-operation with the OSCE Mission in Montenegro in 2017.

The project aims to develop and implement the Border Community Security Programme of Montenegro, designed to improve information exchange and co-operation between law enforcement and private sector personnel in order to reduce the risk of criminal and terrorist acts, particularly those related to the cross-border movement of  foreign terrorist fighters s through Montenegro’s airports.