ABSTRACT
Any commentary on the atrocities on 11 September 2001, designed to offer pertinent observations on the likely changes in the structure and process of international relations there after, must inevitably be cautious, both in tone and substance. The Taliban regime has fallen: an interim administration has been established in Kabul, but uncertainty remains about the time scale and resources required to bring the war' against terrorism to a successful conclusion.1 Furthermore, there is still debate about how far the aims of the coalition should widen beyond the capture and/or assassination of Osama binLaden and the destruction of his organisation.
