James Philips discusses the American constitution-its origins and influences. Deborah Tabart’s passionate advocacy for the koala. Jonathan Dimbleby’s WW2 history: Operation Barbarossa and how Hitler lost the war.

Journalists Chris Kenny and Jacqueline Maley assess the Federal election campaign. Gideon Rachman discusses the rise and popularity of the autocrats. Kylie Moore-Gilbert's memoir Uncaged sky: My 804 days in an Iranian gaol.

Veteran correspondent Jean Lee explains why 'it never pays to forget North Korea'. Steven Schwartz remembers those brave souls who challenged and changed mainstream thought. Shelia Fitzpatrick's concise history of the Soviet Union: from Lenin to Gorbachev.

Francis Fukuyama defends liberalism and assesses the situation in Ukraine. Former P.M Kevin Rudd offers a way forward in the fraught China–U.S relationship.

Ed Luce discusses Biden's 'gaffe' and the illusion of global consensus on Ukraine.

Anne-Marie Brady explains why China's move in the South Pacific is concerning and provocative.

Margret Cameron-Ash offers a new account of how and why Britain established a penal colony in Australia.

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs - Alexander Downer discusses international relations. Max Hastings contrasts the 1962 Cuban missile crisis with the current situation in Ukraine.

Economists Su-Lin Ong and Joanne Masters offer their views on the Australian economy and the global economic outlook

Is a rules based world order still possible?

Putin’s 2015 war in Syria and the legacy of his strategically successful intervention.

Malcolm Fraser- a dominant figure in Australian political history. Geoff Raby assesses his foreign policy record.

The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a marked change in attitudes towards security in Europe and Asia with both Germany and Japan increasing their spending on defence.

Anne Henderson's biography of Liberal senator Margaret Guilfoyle.

Putin's domestic opposition. The view from South-East Asia. Prospects for net zero.

John Bolton: the Ukraine, Russian and China. 'Only Richard Nixon could go to China in 1972' – Evelyn Goh explains how and why. Parnell McGuiness on the left's double standards.