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When I was about to have this conversation with Ambassador Paul Bremer, an Iraqi-American friend whispered in my ear: “This is not just an ambassador. He is a president, who ruled Iraq for more than a year!” In his capacity as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority after the war…

The author of "On Nixon's Madness" on how mental illness fuels racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia

Eric Cantona is still in a philosophical mood 30 years on from joining Man United. He discusses dictators, death, politics, United and Ronaldo with Samuel Luckhurst.

Reflections on 50 years of China-Australia relations through the eyes of two people who have been at the centre from the start.

In the annals of Australian foreign policy, it is arguable that no moment in history has been as significant as December 21 1972. With the possible exception of the ANZUS Treaty of 1951, no other document matches the formal agreement establishing full diplomatic relations between Australia and China 50 years…

Antonia Guterres does not see ‘serious’ peace talks in immediate future; Russian president visits Minsk

‘For all its propensity to violence, Russia has made decisive contributions to the global equilibrium’: Henry Kissinger.

Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the first time since 2019, fuelling Ukrainian fears he will pressure his ally to open a new invasion front.

Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to "appeasing the aggressor" and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory. Kissinger, 99,…