Author Anthony John Smith CBE is a global border security consultant and former Director General of the UK Border Force. He was previously Gold Commander for the London 2012 Olympic Programme and Regional Director for London and the South East in the UK Border Agency. He is a regular expert commentator on Global Border Management and Security Practices in UK media and chairs expert panels on border and immigration conferences around the world including the International Summit on Borders in Washington DC with former US CBP Commissioner Rob Bonner and at Secure Document World in London. He became International Liaison Director at Borderpol in 2013 but resigned in 2016. He is also the founder and chairman of the International Border Management and Technologies Association (IBMATA). Tony Smith was appointed as a member of the Expert Panel to the Parliamentary Commission for Alternative Arrangements for the Irish Border in April 2019.

Praise for Tony Smith
"A fascinating memoir/social history of immigration control from the 1970s to today" David Goodhart, UK Policy Exchange.

"I can think of no better person to write about this subject than Tony Smith." Theresa May MP, former UK Prime Minister.

"A candid account of life at the sharp end by a man who rose from the front line to the very top of the UK Border Force" Sir Mark Sedwill, former UK Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser.
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"A ringside role in dealing with the fallout from some of the worst terrorist attacks in history." Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor, Daily Telegraph.​