international police

Discusses how the government of Australia worked to support Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, exposing policies that supported the Indonesian military regime and prevented a ballot of independence before the pressure of activists and the public forced the Howard government to send a peacekeeping force to reluctantly help East Timor.

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors present opposing viewpoints on war, discussing the causes of war, the value of international intervention, the role of the U.S. as a peacekeeper, and prevention.

Describes the history and current workings of various contemporary counterterrorist organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America.