ASPI celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. This series looks at ASPI’s work since its creation in August 2001. Approaching Australia’s 2007 election, the Liberal government and Labor opposition were sharply divided over how to …
The anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States reminds us once again not only of its tragic consequences, but also of how fragile world politics has become since those events. …
The appalling carnage in the Middle East and Afghanistan hasn’t dampened the appetite for war. It would be absurd to lay the total blame on the US and its allies for those calamities. They faced …
In its dying moments the 114th Congress passed a bill, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, and then, for the only time in Barack Obama’s presidency, overrode his veto. The legislation negates the international legal principle …
US President Barack Obama last week chose to veto legislation that had been passed by both US Congress and the Senate. Citing the national interest, Obama vetoed laws that would allow the families of 9/11 …