US Aid and the war on terror

5 August 2004

The US Congress has approved some $17 billion in additional aid to "front-line" states in the war on terrorism since the attacks of September 11. A seminar at Monash University this week will discuss the significant shift in emphasis to increase and provide assistance to these “front-line” countries to fight global terrorism.

Foreign affairs specialist Mr Larry Nowels from the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), Washington DC , will lead the seminar co-hosted by the Monash Asia Institute and the Global Terrorism Research Unit.

The seminar will focus on how this shift has changed the shape of US foreign aid and concerns about human rights and democratic reforms in some "front-line" nations. There will be a discussion on whether some of the Cold War features of US aid policy have re-emerged since 9/11.

Mr Nowels has worked at the CRS for almost 30 years during which time he has written extensively on US foreign assistance policy-making, including the congressional role in legislating and overseeing American foreign aid programs.

WHAT: US Aid and the war on terror seminar

SPEAKER: Mr Larry Nowels, a specialist in Foreign Affairs US Congressional Research Service, Washington D.C

WHEN: Friday 6 August 2004 , 1.15 pm

WHERE: Room W204, Level 2, West Wing, Menzies Building (11), Monash University Clayton campus

For further information contact Ms Jennifer Smit in the Media Communications Office on 9905 2020 or Professor Marika Vicziany, Director, Monash Asia Institute on 0439 352 127.