Unlike those who died during the Vietnam War, those who perish during the current pandemic are unlikely to receive a national memorial. Perhaps they should.
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Labor’s Jim Cairns was a vital leader against the war, typified by the May 1970 demonstrations. No politician since has played such a strong campaigning role.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
Buddhist monks have been chanting sutras to provide spiritual relief during the coronavirus crisis. A scholar of Buddhism translates some Buddhist teachings into ways we can deal with uncertain times.
An Iranian general’s killing sparked fears of war and a draft in the US. Those are old fears, says a scholar who contends it’s a myth that during the two world wars, men signed up in droves to fight.
When Vice President Spiro Agnew gave a speech in 1969 bashing the press, he fired some of the first shots in a culture war that persists to this day.
President Trump solicited foreign help for his presidential campaign. So did presidential candidate Richard Nixon. The difference, writes scholar Ken Hughes, is that Nixon was more skilled at it.
Why do TV news shows book interviews with people who lie or obfuscate? Dogged interviewer Mike Wallace was an example of how to do it right. But on live TV, it’s almost impossible to do what he did.
For children born in the shadows of overseas US military bases to local women, their citizenship status has long been contested.
More than 500 Australians died in the Vietnam war and 3,000 were wounded, but the damage from Agent Orange was much more far-reaching, as Tim Fischer’s death last week reminded us.
President Trump has said American Jews loyal to Israel should support the Republican Party. A scholar explains the historical tensions embedded in the anti-Semitic trope.
A new Australian film tells the story of one of the most iconic battles of the Vietnam war - but the film repeats disputed facts and interpretations.
The Vietnam War ended in 1975. But it’s still harming the health of Vietnamese people born after the conflict ended.
Fort Sill, a military base in Oklahoma, will soon house 1,400 Central American children, the Trump administration says. It’s not the first time the US has used army bases to house refugees.
A ceasefire and peace agreement in Afghanistan may mean that the Taliban would have to lose their “terrorist” classification and turn from despised outlaws to legitimate powerbrokers.
Labor Leader Arthur Calwell tried to leverage public opposition to conscription to gain support during the 1966 election, calling it a “sinister word” for Australians. The tactic failed.
Army ration biscuits known as ‘Anzac tiles’ were durable but bland - as Australian war archives show, they served as stationery, Christmas cards and as the basis of art.
Science fiction has made us vigilant of ‘killer robots’ in our midst, but they’re far closer than many of us realise.
A case regarding the constitutional validity of a cross shaped war memorial, is pending before the Supreme Court. An expert explains why these symbols have different meanings.
Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old monk, who has retired to a Buddhist temple. He taught how the practice of mindfulness could be combined with daily actions.
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
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Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University
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Professor of History, Tulane University
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Art & Design, Australian National University
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Professor of Sociology, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
