Dr Anthony John Billingsley

Research Summary

Anthony’s main focus is on the Middle East and on international law. His specialist interests include political succession in the Arab world, the role of constitutions and law in the region and the politics of the Gulf, Syria and Egypt. He also is interested in international legal issues such as the use of force and humanitarian intervention and in the impact of US foreign policy, especially on the Middle East.

Anthony is currently engaged in research relating to Arab constitutions, succession in Arab republics and to the use of force.

UNSW Research Profile

Teaching

POLS1017/INST1300 – International Relations in the 20th Century
POLS1020/INST1400 – International Relations: Continuity and Change
POLS2048/INST2013 - International Security
POLS3034/INST3011 - US Hegemony and International Law
POLS5125 – The Politics of International Law
POLS5157 – Exceptional Empire: US Foreign Relations in the American Century
POLS5160 – The Middle East in Global Politics
ARTS1811 – International Relations: Continuity and Change
ARTS2811 – International Law: Politics, Power and ideology
ARTS3813 - The Middle East and International Law
ARTS3810 - International Relations Capstone Course.

Publications

International Law and the Use of Force, Praeger, 2010 (with Shirley Scott and Christopher Michaelsen)
Political Succession in the Arab World: Constitutions, Family Loyalties and Islam, Routledge, 2010
"Under the spotlight: the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict", in Gaza: Morality Law and Politics, Raimond Gaita (ed.), UWAP, 2010.

Affiliations and Memberships

Standing Committee member