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Australian Jihad: Radicalisation And Counter-Terrorism, Samuel J. Mullins
Australian Jihad: Radicalisation And Counter-Terrorism, Samuel J. Mullins
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
This ARI summarises the findings from an-depth empirical study of all publicly-confirmed cases of Islamist terrorism involving Australians. The domestic situation of Australian Muslims is briefly described, followed by an overview of Islamist terrorism cases to date, including the number and location of cases and the level of threat they have presented, both domestically and internationally. The background characteristics of offenders and details of radicalisation are discussed, followed by an examination of the national counter-terrorism (CT) strategy, with a focus upon counter-radicalisation initiatives. Current CT tactics appear to be appropriate to the nature of the threat; however, it will be …
Islamist Terrorism And Australia: An Empirical Examination Of The "Home-Grown" Threat, Sam Mullins
Islamist Terrorism And Australia: An Empirical Examination Of The "Home-Grown" Threat, Sam Mullins
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
Australian interests have been considered viable targets for Islamist terrorists since at least 2001, and Australians have suffered from attacks in Bali in 2002 and 2005, and Jakarta in 2004 and 2009. Moreover, Australian citizens have been involved in militant Islamist networks since the late 1980s, and similar to other Western countries in recent years there have been examples of ‘‘home-grown’’ plots to carry out domestic terrorist attacks. This article seeks to clarify the nature of the contemporary security threat within Australia by analysing the involvement of Australian citizens and residents in Islamist terrorism, both at home and abroad. The …
Jemaah Islamiyah And The Threat Of Chemical And Biological Terrorism, Adam Dolnik, Rohan Gunaratna
Jemaah Islamiyah And The Threat Of Chemical And Biological Terrorism, Adam Dolnik, Rohan Gunaratna
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
Over the course of the past decade, the possibility of the use of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) by non-state actors has been a topic of extensive academic and public debate. Originally, this debate concentrated primarily on capabilities, where the ease of acquisition of CBW materials after the breakup of the Soviet Union, as well as more widespread availability of information needed for the production and weaponization of CBW agents, were the sources of major concern. Relatively recently, the debate was brought to a more realistic level through the acknowledgment of technical hurdles associated with the successful delivery of CBW …
Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
This article provides a critical assessment of the contemporary threat of maritime terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the operational dimensions of the threat to ships and port infrastructure, and considers the effectiveness of the international and regional measures that have been introduced in recent years to deal with this threat. Based on a proposition that that there has been rather too much emphasis on highly remote and speculative “doomsday” scenarios, the article supports the need for balance and equity in addressing the risks of maritime terrorism. It identifies types of terrorist attack that might be assessed as more …
Terrorism And National Security Intelligence Laws: Assessing Australian Reforms, G. L. Rose, D. Nestorovska
Terrorism And National Security Intelligence Laws: Assessing Australian Reforms, G. L. Rose, D. Nestorovska
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
The Australian legal definition of terrorism and a brief history of terrorism in Australia set the context for national security intelligence laws. Recent national reforms are surveyed and critically examined here. It is concluded that they do not duplicate other powers and are subject to respectable, although not impeccable, safeguards. Some provisions need to be clarified to delimit their scope and others could be hampered in operation by the uncertainty of constitutionally implied limits.
Towards An Asean Counter-Terrorism Treaty, G. L. Rose, D. Nestorovska
Towards An Asean Counter-Terrorism Treaty, G. L. Rose, D. Nestorovska
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
The benefits for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members of a regional treaty to combat terrorism include improved coordination in mutual legal assistance and harmonisation of best practice legal approaches. The conceptual framework for a common definition of terrorism is set out in this paper. Precedent regional and multilateral treaties are analysed into legal formulae and their components, such as obligations to indict or to extradite, to provide mutual legal assistance, and to build regional implementation capacity, are assessed as potential models for inclusion in an ASEAN regional treaty. The paper concludes by considering ASEAN progress in adopting cooperative …