Suzette R. Grillot - Protecting Our Ports: Domestic and International Politics of Containerized Freight Security

PROTECTING OUR PORTS

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Domestic and International Politics of Containerized Freight Security

SUZETTE R. GRILLOT
University of Oklahoma, USA
and

REBECCA J. CRUISE
University of Oklahoma, USA
with

VALERIE J. DERMAN
University of Oklahoma, USA

First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing

Published 2016 by Routledge
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Grillot, Suzette.

Protecting our ports : domestic and international politics of
containerized freight security. -- (Homeland security series)

1. Container terminals--Security measures. 2. Container
ships--Security measures. 3. Harbors--Security measures.
4. Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy.
5. Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United
States. 6. Terrorism--Prevention--International
cooperation.

I. Title II. Series III. Cruise, Rebecca J. IV. DErman,
Valerie J.

363.32593875442-dc22

Grillot, Suzette.

Protecting our ports : domestic and international politics of containerized freight security / by

Suzette R. Grillot, Rebecca J. Cruise, with Valerie J. DErman.

p. cm. -- (Homeland security)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-7546-7789-5 (hbk) -- ISBN 978-0-7546-9535-6 (ebk)

1. Container terminals--Security measures. 2. Container ships--Security measures. 3. Harbors-
Security measures. 4. Terrorism--Prevention-
Government policy. 5. Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States. 6. Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation. I. Cruise,
Rebecca J. II. DErman, Valerie J. III. Title.

HE566.C6G75 2010

363.325938710973--dc22

2010006876

ISBN 9780754677895 (hbk)

This book is certainly a result of team effort, and we are extremely grateful to the many officials, representatives, analysts, colleagues, students, family and friends that have supported, assisted and encouraged us along the way to this final product. Many thanks to Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Professor of Computer Science and Tom Landers, Dean of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU) who invited us to participate in the Inter-modal Freight Security project that provided us the purpose and funds necessary to conduct this research. We also thank the other members of the Center for Infrastructure Protection and Hardening Through Education and Research (CIPHER) team at OU for listening to our research presentations and providing important feedback. Our colleagues in the School of International and Area Studies, Department of Political Science, and International Programs at OU have also been instrumental in supporting our research efforts. Numerous individuals have helped to facilitate our research program in the form of arranging, scheduling or providing personal interviews and port visits, which were indispensable to our study. Specifically, we thank officials and representatives at a number of US government agencies, private enterprises, international organizations, foreign governments, and domestic and international seaports. Particular thanks go to Bill Anthony of the US Customs and Border Protection agency who provided tremendous assistance with interviews and contacts. Without a doubt, the on-the-ground field research we conducted for this book, and the people we met throughout the process, was the most rewarding aspect of this endeavor.

Beyond conducting the research, we owe thanks to those who have commented on various portions of our research. We thank the editors and reviewers for Ashgate Publishing, editors and reviewers for the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Rachel Stohl, Jacque Braun, Cassady Craft, Eric Heinze, and Zach Messitte. This project could have never been completed, however, without the work of outstanding research assistants that have provided crucial assistance and feedback. Specifically, we thank Brooke Hammer, Lessa Keller-Kenton, Holly Presnell, and James Roberson for their indispensible work. We also thank our students at the University of Oklahoma for listening to endless stories and examples about port and container security.

Finally, without the avid support of our family and friends, this book would have never seen the light of day. From the bottom of our hearts, therefore, we thank Pat Lannon, Hannah Grillot, Karen Saunders, Jim Grillot, the Beliveau family, the Atkinson family, Mike and Melissa Cruise, Mary Cruise, Stephanie Starr, AJ Kirkpatrick, and Richard and Enzo Marcy for their love, patience, friendship and understanding, and ultimately for reminding us what is really important.