This paper argues that to invoke the term "war" does not in itself give the United States, or any other country, belligerent rights to attack terrorists wherever they may be found.

Claims by the federal government that Australia is potentially at risk of an attack by Hezbollah, a group blamed for a number of terrorist attacks worldwide, have led to the introduction of amendments to the criminal code which would provide a mechanism to proscribe Hezbollah. If passed, Hezbollah will be the first organisation banned in...

This paper examines the objectives and plan of the US in post-Saddam Iraq and the Middle East. These include the humanitarian and security problems and the regional and wider impact of a war on Iraq.

This is the text of the National Press Club Telstra Australia Day Address delivered on 29 January 2003 by Professor George Williams. It deals with the federal Government's legal response to September 11 and the Bali attack, and in particular the deadlocked ASIO Bill in the federal Parliament. It examines the ASIO Bill in light...

This e-Brief provides an overview of US-Iraq relations since the Gulf War and the US case for "regime change" against Saddam Hussein. US domestic and international reactions and related issues are highlighted with useful links to key documents and statements.