The first reference to provide a comprehensive overview of how al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have impacted the way nations protect their borders, this book examines border security organizations in nine countries. Each chapter provides a review of each nation’s border security, a discussion of the impact of changes in security, the steps taken to protect the country, and an assessment of whether or not the al-Qaeda threat has contributed to those changes. Countries covered in the text include the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Austria, and Iran.