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.
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The Soviet Union and now Russia has long viewed the Ukrainian diaspora with hostility. Here’s why.
Sandwiched between Russia and NATO ally Norway, both Sweden and Finland have maintained neutrality in global conflicts. That changed in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
An international campaign to preserve the memory of Lidice – and then rebuild it – helped keep the village alive.
Remembrance for post-veteran generations involves learning about history, trying to comprehend the what, how and why and its relevance today.
It has taken less than 11 weeks for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to become the greatest trigger for human displacement in Europe since the entire six years of the Second World War.
There has been a marked difference in the coverage of Ukraine with media outlets invoking images of the world wars.
Refugee law puts humanitarianism above considerations of state sovereignty.
Ukraine says thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russian soldiers, which is a war crime. The US government kidnapped and forced the assimilation of Indigenous children for decades.
Lend-lease is a mechanism that will help speed the delivery of military aid to the battlefields of Ukraine.
The Fox News host’s forthcoming documentary ‘The End of Men’ is part of a rich heritage of hustlers and politicians claiming that American men are becoming devitalized, lazy and effeminate.
The West’s new approach to Russia – bar it from international organizations, restrict international trade, prevent further military moves – looks just like how it treated Russia in the 20th century.
May 9 this year is “no victory day” as Putin has little to show after 74 days of aggression against Ukraine.
Western officials say that Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine on May 9. An international relations expert explains why this day is significant, and why a war declaration would matter.
World War II has a central place in Russian nationalism. Its importance is written all over a new cathedral dedicated to the nation’s armed forces.
Russia’s test of ‘nuclear-capable’ missiles in Kaliningrad is intended to send a message to Nato.
Ukrainian fighters are utilizing a maze of tunnels in Mariupol and other key cities. The use of the underground in conflict has a rich history.
An expert who has spoken with ex-national servicemen explains what they think about bringing it back today.
Since the advent of the two-party preferred system, there have been two examples of parties governing effectively in minority, and with the support of independents.
Russia’s take on the Second World War is not merely for nationalist consumption. The actions of the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany appear to be a blueprint for the Russian attack on Ukraine.
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Principal of South College, Durham University
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Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Public History, Leeds Beckett University
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Principal Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Professor Emeritus in Contemporary German History, Nottingham Trent University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Post-Soviet Cultural History and Film, Queen Mary University of London
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Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
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Professor in Communication Studies, McMaster University
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Professor Emeritus of Modern European History, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of History, UNSW
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra