Catastrophic Terrorism at the Border: The Case of the Canada-United States Border
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 20:01 
T.S. (Todd) Hataley is an adjunct professor at the Royal Military College of Canada. His current research interests include the management of international boundaries and transnational threats. Dr. Hataley holds a PhD in Political Science from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
ABSTRACT:
Dr. Todd Hataley, Royal Military College, discusses the significance of a catastrophic terrorist event occurring at a major crossing site on the Canada-U.S. border. Land border crossings between Canada and the United States are a critical component of Canada’s modern trade routes, representing a vital strategic link to the economic viability of Canada. A catastrophic terrorist event at the Canada-United States border would have the potential to seriously disrupt those economic linkages, vital to the well-being of Canadians and the Canadian state. Dr. Hataley’s article discusses the impact on Canada specifically, and Canada-United States relations indirectly, with regard to two key issues: border infrastructure as the target of a terrorist attack and the potential for the transnational movement of terror groups across the border for the purpose of delivering an attack.
