By H.A. Hellyer
ISPU Europe Fellow
A swarthy, dark-haired gentleman has always inspired mystery in the western psyche, but it’s no longer a curious mystery – it’s a suspicion. Even Arab customs officials can be curious about …

By Randall Amster J.D., Ph.D.
The concept of “stimulus” may soon take on new connotations in the days ahead. The federal government is poised to emplace full-body scanners at airports across the nation, capable of peering …

By The Economist | LONDON
AMERICA has firmed up its response to the security failures that allowed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to board a Detroit-bound flight with an explosive device in Amsterdam on Christmas …

Even if their request makes it that far, the report found travelers “rarely benefit from TSA’s efforts to add them to the cleared list, as air carriers seldom use the list.” Furthermore, even when carriers …

By Janice Tibbetts
OTTAWA – Airport security officials are taking steps to conduct “virtual strip searches” of passengers at major Canadian airports, using digital body scanners that permit officers to see through clothing in search of …

By Chris Simkins
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, says the government’s terrorist watch list of known or suspected terrorists has grown to one million entries. The list – used by intelligence and law …