Twenty five years of cold peace

Can the western community of nations reinvent itself to accommodate Russia?

Twenty five years of cold peace

Can the western community of nations reinvent itself to accommodate Russia?

Laura Tingle explains how People’s disillusion with politics is mainly a question of perception.

Mistaken Identities: Episode 4 Culture

The history of the idea of culture - from its roots at the the time of the Crusades to its modern incarnation in the second half of the 20th century.

Episode 4 Culture

Philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah says the ideas of 'Western Civilisation' or 'Western Culture' is a mistaken one and that we should abandon it.

2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Passchendaele, on the Western Front. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, resulting in tens of thousands of Australian casualties – more than at Gallipoli.  But Passchendaele was not a military blunder. The carnage was intentional. It was a part of the plan, author, Paul Ham, tells Paul Barclay.

Are current populist movements across Europe and Asia reminiscent of the state of affairs in the decade preceding World War II?

Redesigning palliative care to bring compassion and imagination to the care of the dying

Redesigning palliative care to bring compassion and imagination to the care of the dying

Mistaken Identities: Episode 3 Colour

Professor Appiah explores and illustrates a series of mistaken ideas, including that there is a "racial essence" which all members of a race carry.