Contrary to recent claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has become left-leaning and bureaucratic, DFAT serves the national interest in a way with which most Australians can be justly satisfied, and sometimes proud.

After years of serving in and observing Russia from afar, a former diplomat explains the importance of understanding and respecting the nation and its leadership for what it is today and the prospects for East-West detente. 

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.