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The shipping container has not only impacted the global economy in ways never experienced before and brought the World closer together, but it has also profoundly exacerbated our divisions.
Manufacturers and consumers demand that goods be moved at speeds that do not allow for strict security, resulting in less than five percent of all containers are ever being inspected. Consequently, the container has become a prime instrument that helps facilitate sinister activities of lawless actors. Thwarting their activities without disrupting international trade has become a critical issue of our time. Though each country addresses this as a sovereign concern, no real solution can be achieved without the support of mutual considerations.
At the same time, the container crushed roadblocks to global trade. In so doing, it blurred borders and made true sovereignty increasingly difficult to maintain. Today, the worldwide movements of populist sovereignty and borderless globalism have deepened the political and ideological fractures between us that may never heal.
Yet there is hope. We can learn from the tragedies of history and overcome the hostile rifts between us and construct a new age of peace in the 21st century. When Planet Earth is viewed from space it appears as a beautiful, fragile, blue marble devoid of borders and differences—a place where cooperation and peace can genuinely flourish.

Casey Williams is an award-winning filmmaker and internationally respected documentary producer and director. He was a founding member of the Utah Film Front, served as the Associate Director of the Utah Film and Video Center for a number of years, and established the UFVC Outdoor Cinema Series. He was Producer and Director of “Art Works For Kids,” a pilot program used by Salt Lake City School District, Central City Community Council, and Lincoln Elementary School. He is member of the Artist Resource Center for the Utah Arts Council, Screenwriting and Media Arts Workshops, and serves on the Utah Arts Council Artist Grant Board. He has received numerous international awards for his films including the Cine-Eagle, the National Educational Film and Video Gold Apple, as well as a Student Academy Award. Casey is also the co-author of 100 YEARS OF VALOUR, A Centennial Celebration of the Canadian Scottish Regiment of Victoria, British Columbia.

Ian Williams is an acclaimed writer, producer, and director of documentary films and multimedia events. Ian began his film career by following his father with a film camera and assisting him in the production of his award winning films. It was in the school of practical experience that he learned the art and language of cinema. Determined not to ride his father’s coattails, Ian went on to study film and communications. Ian became fascinated with the advances in digital film production and immersed himself in the emerging technologies. From motion graphics and compositing to 3D applications he proved a talent at each and is currently pioneering new techniques in the presentation of archival photographs in documentary filmmaking.

Dr. Lance Hoovestal is the author of the acclaimed book GLOBALIZATION CONTAINED: The Economic and Strategic Consequences of the Container. He currently serves as Director of Business Development in Australia and Asia for Greenway Enterprises, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Melbourne, Australia; a Master of International Relations degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia; and a Master of Business Studies Degree from the University College Cork, Ireland. As part of this degree, Lance completed a one-year internship in Singapore. Through St. Bonaventure University, New York, he studied at the International College of Seville, Spain, for one semester. Lance did his undergraduate work at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, and Carroll College, Helena, Montana. He is also a contributing author to the Handbook of International Political Economy and an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre American Indian tribe.

The shipping container has not only impacted the global economy in ways never experienced before and brought the World closer together, but it has also profoundly exacerbated our divisions.
Manufacturers and consumers demand that goods be moved at speeds that do not allow for strict security, resulting in less than five percent of all containers are ever being inspected. Consequently, the container has become a prime instrument that helps facilitate sinister activities of lawless actors. Thwarting their activities without disrupting international trade has become a critical issue of our time. Though each country addresses this as a sovereign concern, no real solution can be achieved without the support of mutual considerations.
At the same time, the container crushed roadblocks to global trade. In so doing, it blurred borders and made true sovereignty increasingly difficult to maintain. Today, the worldwide movements of populist sovereignty and borderless globalism have deepened the political and ideological fractures between us that may never heal.
Yet there is hope. We can learn from the tragedies of history and overcome the hostile rifts between us and construct a new age of peace in the 21st century. When Planet Earth is viewed from space it appears as a beautiful, fragile, blue marble devoid of borders and differences—a place where cooperation and peace can genuinely flourish.