Fifty years ago this week, a series of attacks by North Vietnamese forces on the eve of New Year celebrations marked a turning point in the Vietnam War. The offensive transformed America's previously optimistic perceptions.

The subdued atmosphere that accompanied Trump's inauguration quickly turned to anger for many liberal Americans as protests quickly and repeatedly broke out across the country. So how did it feel to live in a country so divided?

The 50th anniversary of the death of Prime Minister Harold Holt is a reminder of one of the strangest periods in Australia's history, one which spawned numerous conspiracy theories.

This week marks the centenary of the October Revolution and is a time well-suited for reflection on the world-changing events of 1917. How has Russia changed and have the ideals of revolution been forgotten?

In 1917, the Balfour Declaration sparked one of the longest unresolved international disputes in modern history. At its centenary, Arab-Israeli troubles look no closer to ending.

The irrational circumstances of the Partition continue to cast a shadow 70 years later.

On August 8, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reaches its half-century.  Fifty years ago, the inauguration of ASEAN ushered in the beginning of regionalism in Southeast Asia.

Australia has had no better friend in Congress than Senator John McCain.

Many of Australia's foreign policy successes can be traced back to the milestone merging of the Departments of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Trade 30 years ago this week.

Sixty-five years on, there are still lessons for contemporary Egypt arising from the removal of the monarchy, and the rise to power of Gamal Abdel Nasser.