Territorial & National Borders

A cross border airport terminal in Otay Mesa took another step this month when the San Diego City Council amended a land use plan, but the project still needs additional agreements before construction...

LONDON -- One quarter (25 percent) of European retailers believe that they could increase revenues by 25 percent if they could sell more effectively online and cross-border in Europe, according to a new...

BUFFALO, N. Y - Plans for a new bridge between New York and Ontario and an expanded inspection plaza at one of the northern border's busiest ports of entry were abandoned by federal...

LINCOLN, Neb. - U.S. border officials exceeded their authority when they imposed multimillion-dollar fines against Union Pacific Corp. for failing to discover illegal drugs in railcars that crossed into the country from Mexico,...

BILLERICA, Mass. -- American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E") (NASDAQ:ASEI), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of an order for five of its top-selling Z Backscatter([TM]) Vans (ZBV) from...

In August 2011, a team from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, serving as representatives of Special Warfare, isited special-operations forces in Iraq to take the pulse of...

The kingdom of Thailand is a critical security-cooperation partner of the United States. Thailand is designated as a major non -NATO ally and has sent troops to fight and, in many cases, die...

Reintegration is a core element to achieving conflict termination in Afghanistan. During the nascent stages of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program, or APRP, I recognized the great strategic potential reintegration held to...

Army leaders and outside advisors worry that the narrative in Washington is being seized by advocates of naval and air warfare, and that the Army has yet to put forth a coherent vision...

Sequester or no sequester, the Department of Homeland Security is in store for changes, a Senate Appropriations Committee staffer predicted. The Budget Control Act calls for automatic cuts in 2013, or a sequester,...

As the end of 2011 approached, the Obama administration appeared positioned to have presided over three definitive foreign-policy outcomes in the broader Middle East for which it could claim substantial credit. The death...

The hope that peace and reconciliation will prevail in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is what sustains the Banyamulenge people as they recover from the massacre at the village of Gatumba...

The budget being proposed by the House for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is so bare bones it would essentially terminate most of the research and development in the...

Canada and the US announced a new agreement to ease border congestion in early December, following meetings between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Canada and the US...

The Salvadoran Ministry of Livestock has closed the borders to Guatemalan pork due to an outbreak of swine fever in that country, reports Agencia EFE (Nov. 21, 2011). The ban also applies to...

Although few people look forward to dental work, "dental travel" can turn a trip to the dentist into, very literally, a trip to the beach. Americans seeking dental care abroad are heading to...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ac6f31/comparative_homela) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's "Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons" to their offering. The book is broken down into topical categories reflecting...

Order Includes the First Deployment of Sentry Portal Systems in the Middle East BILLERICA, Mass. -- American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E") (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions,...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Mercedes, Texas as part of its continuous surveillance effort: --$3.4 million limited tax refunding bonds, series 2010 affirmed at 'A+'; --$10.9 million...