Between The Lines - Abc Radio National

Former aide and speechwriter to President Nixon, Pat Buchanan, on American politics then and now.

A panel discussion about the events that shaped us this year - from Donald Trump's leadership of the free world, to China's extraordinary rise, and from Theresa May’s survival woes to Kim Jong-Un’s threats of war.

We live in good times - all things considered, the world has never been better. And a classical liberal critique of populism.

China's extraordinary rise, and why Poland has succumbed to populism and nationalism.

The Tory sex scandal, the defeat of the Islamic State in Syria, and how cities determined modern Australia's economic dynamism.

A hopeful moment in Zimbabwe, and Victor Orban's rule in Hungary.

Historian Niall Ferguson on Trump's presidency, Brexit, and the new social networks.

Sir Max Hastings in conversation with Tom Switzer about Brexit, President Trump, Boris Johnson, the Vietnam War and social media.

A look at the shock election of NZ Labour's Jacinda Ardern, and international education for Australia.

Should Australia continue as part of a U.S led strategy to contain China?

Tony Abbott previews his speech which he will deliver to The Global Warming Policy Foundation next week. And Australia's relationship with South East Asia during the Cold War.

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Bret Stephens discusses the intellectual decline of American conservatism, how Twitter facilitates a form of self-righteous digital bullying, his first–and controversial column in the New York Times which focused on climate change, and how Donald Trump got elected to lead the free world.

As voters in Germany and New Zealand go to the polls this week, we take a closer look at the two campaign.

Is Recep Erdogan making Turkey great again or does his regime represent the end of the modern Turkish state? And the difficulties of tackling the Hermit Kingdom.