Wilson Center Experts
Barbara Falk
Public Policy Scholar
Canada Institute
Contact Information:
T 202/691-4345
Expertise:
Human Rights
; Security and Defense
; Terrorism
; North America
; Canada
; United States
Affiliation:
associate professor, Department of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College (Toronto)
Wilson Center Project(s):
“Confronting the Brave New World: Post 9/11 Domestic Terrorist Prosecution in Canada and the United States”
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Terror and North America: The Causes and Directions of Cross-Border Extremist Activity
September 19, 2012 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, many American policymakers have grown increasingly concerned about terrorists or terrorist materials being smuggled into the United States from Canada. The myth that the 9/11 hijackers arrived in the United States through Canada contributed to the passage of laws that have increased the “thickness” of the border and hindered trade in the name of collective security. Do these rules safeguard against the true vectors of North American extremism? The Canada Institute’s “Terror and North America: The Causes and Directions of Cross-Border Extremist Activity” will examine how and why extremists travel between Canada and the United States, what effect these crossings have on our national security, and what possible policy solutions exist to better police the border.
