The disintegration of the bi-polar environment into a multi-polar world has not led to the predicted happy-ever-after era. Rather it has opened a Pandora's box of potential territorialist disputes and border squabbles which continually challenge the competence of international organisations. Furthermore attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States have served as a reminder that national and international security cannot be taken for granted, even by the world's most powerful superpower.