Directions in border security research

Analyzing Spatial Drivers in Quantitative Conflict Studies: The Potential and Challenges of Geographic Information Systems

“…This section describes the evolution of spatial quantitative analysis of conflict in three sections. The section entitled Spatial Concepts in Security describes the spatial concepts of security which are embedded in ''essentially contested concepts'' (Newman 2000;Ackleson 2003;Agnew, Mitchell, and Toal 2003). The section entitled Geographic Quantitative Measures lists quantitative spatial measures used to describe sociopolitical concepts and the section entitled Issues of Integrating Space and Security outlines the challenges of integrating security and space into a homogenous frame such as a GIS.…”

The Impact of the U.S. Bio-Terrorism Act upon Canadian Exporters of Food Products to the United States: A Firm-Level Analysis

“…Most of the recent literature on hardened North American borders focuses upon the already congested U.S.-Mexico crossing points (e.g., Ackleson, 2003;Andreas and Biersteker, 2003;Haralambides and Londono-Kent, 2004). In contrast, there is only a scant literature on the economic impact of the post-9/11 hardening of the Canada-U.S. border.…”

Fluorescence lifetime assisted enhanced security feature in travel documents for border control and security applications

“…In recent years, border security challenges and immigration issues are increasing considerably, owing to the higher traveler volume, terrorism threats and number of international crimes reported [1]. Counterfeiting and fraudulent use of different identity and travel documents, such as passports [2][3], are posing serious threats and safety concerns worldwide.…”