Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today
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Pacific pit-stop: cannabis to cocaine
October 2, 2026 · 30 minDrug trafficking across the Pacific. Why is it increasing and can it be stopped?
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Alberta Separatists and the grey hand of foreign interference
September 25, 2026 · 30 minSeparatist sentiments are stirring in the Canadian province of Alberta. Voters will soon cast their ballots in a referendum on whether to begin moves to formally separate from the rest of the nation. We look at the history of separatism in…
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Pine Gap - 60 years of Secrecy
September 18, 2026 · 30 minHow a Cold War listening post in outback Australia has become a nerve centre of U.S. surveillance
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Why Australian history has always had a revisionist edge
September 11, 2026 · 30 minOur understanding of the past has always been contentious and ripe for argumentation. How we think and write about historic events changes as new sources of information are found, and fresh details emerge about people and events. In this…
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The Red Sea - maritime mayhem at Bab el-Mandeb
September 4, 2026 · 29 minToday the Red Sea’s crucial choke-point at the Bab el-Mandeb is becoming as infamous as the Strait of Hormuz.
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Reality check - why a belief in human rights has never really been universal
August 28, 2026 · 30 minDictators and autocrats deride human rights as a “western concept” – think Vladamir Putin and Xi Jinping, among others. They reject the narrative that a global concern for individual freedoms has steadily grown since the end of WWII. What…
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North Korea - powerplay in the Northwest Pacific
August 21, 2026 · 30 minThis year has seen an uncharacteristic flurry of meetings and engagement between North Korea, China and Russia. Is a North Asia bromance blossoming or are we seeing a calculated collaboration?
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Israel Lebanon and the Palestinian story
August 14, 2026 · 30 minThe conflict between Israel and Lebanon that flared up in March this year is not new. Despite having no major border dispute or a struggle over resources, Israel and Lebanon have been in conflict for decades. The history of Lebanon’s…