The Conference, convened by Joseph Camilleri, was a sequel to a number of other workshops and symposia that have been organised in collaboration with other institutions in Europe and Asia. They formed part of a larger research programme Europe and Asia between Islam and the United States: The Politics of Transition.
This Conference focused on the interaction of three key dualities:
Joseph A. Camilleri, 'The Cold War. . . and After: A New Period of Upheaval in World Politics', in Ralph Summy and Michael Salla (eds),Why the Cold War Ended?, Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1995, pp. 233-247.