To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Panelists
U.S. Customs Service, Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations
Transportation Security Administration, Rear Admiral Richard Bennis, Associate Undersecretary for Maritime and Land Security
U.S. Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Larry Hereth, Director Port Security
U.S. State Department, Stephen M. Miller, Team Leader Maritime and Land Transport. Office of Transportation Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Holland and Knight LLP, Brian D. Starer, Senior Partner
Panel Charter
The world is dependent upon a secure global maritime containerized cargo system (GCCS). A “security imperative” exists that requires vulnerabilities of the system to be expeditiously addressed. This security construct must permit the efficient movement of seaborne containers while employing appropriate security countermeasures to the prevailing threat or risk. Given these conditions, how can comprehensive seaborne container security best be achieved?