Port Security: The Needs are Urgent!

摘要

The decision by Dubai Ports World (DPW) to sell or spin off its U.S. interests brings to a close a small chapter in the broader story of unanswered questions about port security in the United States. The move averts an unnecessary showdown between the president and Congress and forestalls a rush to judgment by those who appeared ready — even eager — to ban foreign involvement in the operation of U.S. port terminals and perhaps diminish foreign investment in the United States.