Fivecast VP EMEA David Janson writes for IN Defence magazine on why intelligence fusion, not just more data, is what will define the next era of border security.
At Fivecast, we work with agencies tackling organised immigration crime, trafficking and other cross-border threats. The recurring lesson from that work is that better outcomes rarely come from collecting more data. They come from giving analysts a faster, clearer route from a raw signal to a decision they can stand behind.
Fivecast VP EMEA David Janson explores this shift in Fusion, Not Confusion, featured in IN Defence Issue 3, 2026. The feature looks at where AI-enabled open-source intelligence fits alongside human intelligence and classified reporting, and why deployment has to combine faster detection with human judgement, explainability and oversight, rather than treating AI as a replacement for analyst expertise.
Read the full feature in IN Defence Issue 3, 2026: Fusion, Not Confusion, in Revitalised Border Security (page 30)
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