Book · 2019 · History
Badges without Borders
How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing
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According to Stuart Schrader in his up forthcoming Badges Without Borders, how global counterinsurgency transformed American policing, it was common practice during the Cold War to send former border patrol agents like Long to train foreign police.
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Stuart Schrader's book Badges without Borders examines how global counterinsurgency strategies fundamentally transformed domestic American policing practices. On the podcast Behind the Bastards, host Robert Evans referenced Schrader's work in August 2020 and again in June 2025 during episodes investigating the dark history of the United States Border Patrol. Evans cited the book to explain that during the height of the Cold War, it became standard operational practice to deploy former border patrol agents to foreign nations. These operatives were sent abroad to train international police forces through specialized public safety programs that maintained close operational ties to the Central Intelligence Agency. By bringing this historical analysis into the conversation, Evans demonstrated how methods developed and tested abroad eventually fed back into the evolution of domestic law enforcement agencies and border security operations within the United States. The book served as a crucial reference for understanding the broader international apparatus and imperial feedback loops shaping modern American policing strategies, lending critical documentation to the podcast's deep dive into institutional power and state control.
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Robert Evans According to Stuart Schrader in his up forthcoming Badges Without Borders, how global counterinsurgency tra… 2
“According to Stuart Schrader in his up forthcoming Badges Without Borders, how global counterinsurgency transformed American policing, it was common practice during the Cold War to send former border patrol agents like Long to train foreign police”
“According to Stuart Schrader in his up forthcoming badges without borders, how global counterinsurgency transformed American policing, it was common practice during the cold war to send former border patrol agents like Longand to train foreign police through CIA linked public safety programs since they were more likely to speak Spanish than agents from other branches of law enforcement.”
