In an increasingly interconnected world, the challenges facing law enforcement—from climate-driven disasters to evolving forms of protest—do not stop at national borders. For modern policing to be effective, the era of working in isolation must give way to a new culture of “pooling and sharing.”
Axel Baerts of the Belgian Police—a dedicated member of the ENLETS Public Order Technology Interest Group (PO TIG)—reflects on the power of European cooperation.