Borders: Technology and Security -- Strategic Responses to New Challenges

Abstract

The New Mexico State University Government Department, in cooperation with the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, conducted a 2-day colloquium, "Borders: Technology and Security -- Strategic Responses to New Challenges," on April 1-2, 2008. Approximately 60 invitees attended. Session topics included the following: "Rethinking Security, Borders, and Technology after 9/11: New Theories and Conceptual Frameworks," "The Changing Role of the Military in Border and Homeland Security," "Homeland and Border Security: Comparative Perspectives," and "Legal and Normative Dimensions of Homeland and Border Security." John Agnew, UCLA; Michael O'Hanlon, The Brookings Institution; and Susan Ginsburg, Migration Policy Institute, were featured speakers. Key insights from the colloquium are as follows:(1) the concept of a border as a line on the ground is insufficient for today's realities; (2) the concept of border security obscures larger issues of control and humane management; (3) the European Union approach to interior border management differs from that of exterior border management and may offer a useful model for insight into alternative policies and practices; (4) while the threat from terrorists is real, the over-security with regard to the border control process has generated greater problems than it may have solved; (5) a great deal of room remains for improving management of the issues in both theory and practice, including the effective use of technology, however, this is ultimately a human issue; and (6) practitioners and theorists see very different dimensions of the issues, but acknowledge the utility of colloquia such as this as a means to bring about unity of purpose and practice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA481675

Entities

People

  • Douglas V. Johnson Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Civil War
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration Control
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • New Mexico
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design