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Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat (L), US president Jimmy Carter and Israeli premier Menachem Begin at the Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement signing in 1979. AFP via Getty Images

February 15, 2024

Israel-Egypt peace treaty has stood the test of time over 45 years: expert explains its significance

Ofir Winter, Tel Aviv University

Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.

Former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2019. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

November 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger: history will judge the former US secretary of state’s southern African interventions to be a failure

Peter Vale, University of Pretoria

He failed to understand that the struggle for justice and freedom in southern Africa was changing the world - and diplomacy itself.

A military officer salutes during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

June 23, 2022

Friday essay: if growing US-China rivalry leads to ‘the worst war ever’, what should Australia do?

Hugh White, Australian National University

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 Australians hear about Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s dire warnings and counter-terrorism raids, they could lose historical perspective on the threat posed by Islamic State. AAP/Mal Fairclough

May 11, 2015

With jihadists among us, is IS more of a threat than communism was?

Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University

Dire government warnings and counter-terrorism raids in our suburbs paint a picture of the worst threat Western nations have ever faced. A little historical perspective is in order.

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