Between The Lines - Abc Radio National

Paul Kelly's new book Morrison's Mission, China's growing influence in the South Pacific and the pandemic's social and cultural legacy.

Tensions increase between the US and Russia over Ukraine, will 'Party-gate' bring down Boris Johnson? And reading the federal election tea leaves

As the US-China rivalry intensifies, what does it mean for Australia?

Biden's approach to foreign policy, the crisis of Australian democracy, and 80 years since Pearl Harbour

America won the Cold War but why did they lose the post-Soviet peace? And the far-right's unlikely shift to end climate change skepticism

Does America’s inflation rate mean faster rising interest rates in Australia? And what does the disappearance of Peng Shuai say about China?

Did Putin really play a role in Trump's 2016 election victory? And the US-China pact for action on climate change

Is the India - Australia relationship even more important than the Quad?

Will Glasgow address the right issues to tackle climate change?

The balancing act of teaching both Indigenous and European- Australian history. And the Chinese government denial of the Wuhan lab 'theory'

Can anything meaningful be achieved at COP21? And the passing of Colin Powell

After the 'boring' result of the recent election, what is Germany's post-Angela Merkel future? And two opposing senators take on China.

Are vaccine passports the answer to achieving a COVID-normal life? And how the Philippines are targeted by China

Will our new security alliance with the US and the UK just provoke China? And Anthony Albanese on his working-class constituents.... and rugby league

Does the AUKUS alliance constitute a loss of sovereignty? And how the next generation will cope with the COVID recovery

Paying tribute to Neville Bonner, our first Aboriginal MP and how has North Korea's tyrannical regime coped with COVID-19?

Bush, Obama, Trump or Biden: who should we blame for the crisis in Afghanistan? And COVID has exposed our increasingly fractured federation. But was it flawed at its 1901 inception?

How has ISIS affected the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan? And Philip Ruddock on the 20th anniversary of the Tampa crisis

How does the Taliban victory in Afghanistan affect America's reputation?

As the Taliban storms into Kabul, Paul Wolfowitz reflects on the 'never-ending war' and Biden's withdrawal of troops