In terror of boredom, Christopher Hitchens talked to a receptive audience at the Sydney Opera House, writes Brett Evans
08 Oct 09 Comments (1)Obama the realist idealist
The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker
02 Aug 09 Comments (0)Hoping for the best and hedging against the worst
Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker
10 Jul 09 Comments (0)The good, the bad and the Section 420s
The Australia–India relationship is on the cusp of something deep and mutually beneficial. It would be tragic if thugs and misunderstandings got in the way, writes Robin Jeffrey
04 Jun 09 Comments (4)Collision course
Abandoned in the 1960s, “forward defence” makes a disturbing reappearance in the government’s defence white paper, argues Brian Toohey
05 May 09 Comments (0)The intellectual American alliance
For the American president and the Australian prime minister this week’s G20 meeting is a vital test, writes Bruce Grant
01 Apr 09 Comments (0)Why are we in Afghanistan?
Is Australia sleepwalking through a conflict with mixed objectives and uncertain prospects, asks Dennis Altman
10 Mar 09 Comments (0)After the exodus
The latest release of cabinet papers is a reminder of the political stresses triggered by the arrival of Indochinese boat people in the mid 1970s. Bruce Grant, author of The Boat People, looks at those events and their implications
29 Jan 09 Comments (0)
