When Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901, it was at war in South Africa and China. The six Australian colonies had sent militia and bushmen contingents to the Boer War (1899–1902) and dispatched …
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Anyone unconscious of the impact of high-tech war on children should look at an exhibition of children’s art running now at the Australian National University. They are drawings spanning seven decades, from survivors of Nazi …
The independent leads of Australia’s defence strategic review, Stephen Smith and Angus Houston, have a tough task on their hands. It’s the first such review since Paul Dibb’s in 1986, which largely governed the 1987 …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been called the most dangerous man in the world. How did he manage to rise from a communal apartment in suburban Leningrad and a mediocre early career in the KGB …
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, Poland has received daily threats from Russian propagandists that it will be next. Yet despite these high stakes, Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party government has decided …