In threatening to walk away from efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the US president is ignoring crucial lessons about the consequences of appeasement.
Articles on Appeasement
Displaying all articles
Forcing Ukraine to give up stolen territory in return for peace would set a terrible precedent – and potentially put New Zealand’s future security at risk.
Trump’s appeasement of Putin is alienating the US’ allies and encouraging its enemies – including China.
How newspapers reported the risk of war in the age of appeasement.
History tells us that non-recognition works and that simply accepting illegal invasions sets a dangerous precedent.
Oversimplified versions of the past lead to bad political decisions.
Hugh White warns of a potential war between the US and China, drawing lessons from the first and second world wars to explore how Australia might respond to such a conflict – and where to draw a line.
When it comes to Russia’s invasion and violence against Ukraine, language matters.
The Post’s editor, Arthur Mann, withstood extreme pressure to fall in with orthodox political thinking over appeasement with Nazi Germany.
Their crucial contribution to anti-appeasement remains unrecognised, but LGBT+ History Month provides an ideal opportunity to acknowledge this brave group of MPs.
Press secretary George Steward had clandestine meetings with Nazi officials as he worked for appeasement with Germany before the second world war.
Even a highly popular and respected leader can lose an election, writes a historian – especially if they don’t have a plan for the future. Churchill was one of them.
When England played a football match against Germany in 1938, the players were ordered to perform a Nazi salute.
Top contributors
-
Principal of South College, Durham University
-
PhD in History, Durham University
-
Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Reading
-
Professor of History and International Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-
Associate Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Cambridge
-
Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
-
Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
-
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PTA) and PhD Candidate (Sport History), Manchester Metropolitan University
-
International Relations, Cold War, nationalism, Russian propaganda, IE University
-
Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
-
Senior Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge