Expeditionary Border Security Operations: Eliminating the Seams

Abstract

This paper uses case studies in the Tri Border area of South America and the Trans Sahel region in Africa to examine the threat from a convergence of terrorist and criminal organizations toward complementary efforts and their use of porous border regions to conduct logistical activities. This convergence greatly expands the scope and capability of each individual terrorist or criminal organization and the cumulative effect can overwhelm the security forces of many nations and provide a critical link in a logistical network tracing a path to the border of the US.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493914

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Zinno

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Criminals
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Systems
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design