What are going to be the global security issues over the next 10 or 15 years?

Question

I have a declared interest in this one - I work in supply chain security. I'm supposed to know all the answers but manifestly I don't. Is it dirty bombs in sea freight containers? Is it general stupidity allowing another group of hijackings like 9/11? Will it be coercion by kidnap. Where will be the hotspots? I'd really like to see what other people think. Even, are we taking it too far (my feeling is probably yes in we're applying it with a trowel and not using our intelligence to target risk).

I see, almost daily, new supply chain security initaitives - and they're all very similar, very onerous, very bureaucratic and definitely one-size-fits-all. What would be a better approach? Do we need security at all?

Love to hear from you!

Answer 1

I think that we will always be dealing with issues of terrorism and also fanacticsm, but we need to learn to communicate more than confront. This is not the wild Wild West.

Answer 2

Yes, we need security, but as technology advances everyday, it makes it easier for unhonest, immoral people to take advantage of that against innocent civilians. Without security, anarchy and chaos will happen and w/o security there would be no laws and no politicians.

Answer 3

issues over the nest 10 15 years are that companies are going to exploit the worried public, by advertising anti-terorist products in order to hype up the whole security scare.