Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, security has became paramount in both domestic politics and the daily lives of Americans. In the immediate aftermath of those attacks, policymakers focused on air passenger traffic. As the debate broadened, however, the issue of goods movement moved to...

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. policymakers and their international counterparts quickly devised new programs for protecting seaports and the maritime supply chain. This paper focuses on one such program, the U.S. Container Security Initiative, which screens and...