Books & arts
4 October 2013
Wrestling with evil might have less value than exploring the interplay of humanity’s crimes, follies and tragedies, writes R.J.B. Bosworth
Books & arts
3 October 2013
John Besemeres reviews a remarkable book and recounts the career of its equally remarkable author
3 September 2013
Syria’s war is opening new dividing lines in British politics, says David Hayes. Once the consequences play out, Ed Miliband might have lost more than has David Cameron
Essays & reportage
2 September 2013
A cross-dressing MI6 agent and a shadowy British anti-communist propaganda outfit were key players in the development of Australia’s cold war “soft diplomacy” program
Books & arts
25 August 2013
“Cyber war” has more in common with the war on obesity than the second world war, says Thomas Rid. Emily Crawford reviews his new book
Essays & reportage
25 July 2013
The looming centenary of the landing at Gallipoli is a reminder of unfinished business between settler and Indigenous Australia after a decade of incomplete reconciliation
Books & arts
2 July 2013
A new account of Poland’s experience of the second world war helps fill a blank page in our historical consciousness, writes John Besemeres
Books & arts
31 May 2013
Glenn Nicholls reviews Cory Taylor’s novel about love in an Australian internment camp
12 April 2013
The grim conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have dulled the instinct for armed intervention. But it still runs deep in British political culture, writes David Hayes
International
14 March 2013
A treaty alone won’t make significant inroads into the global arms trade, writes Stephanie Koorey
Books & arts
14 February 2013
Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens
Essays & reportage
23 March 2011
The former UN weapons inspector casts a critical eye over the political memoirs of Tony Blair, John Howard and George W. Bush