Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

Australia’s incoming Chief of Army, Lt. General Susan Coyle, will be the first woman ever to hold the Army’s top post. Her appointment in the lead-up to Anzac Day reflects a change that’s been decades in the making. The true history of warfare is the story of men and women together on the battlefield. But in the early 20th century that reality changed, and at the same time, female fighters began to be written out of the history books. This is the story of how western women successfully fought their way back onto the front line. It’s also a story about how the current US administration is once again trying to wrest them from the field.
Guests:
Ashleigh Percival-Borley – Military historian, Durham University 
Dr Sarah Percy – Associate professor, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
Dr Megan McKenzie – Professor, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University 
Dr Kyleanne Hunter – CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Links:
Sarah Percy’s Forgotten Warriors
Kyleanne Hunter’s Invisible Veterans
Megan MacKenzie’s Beyond the Band of Brothers

It’s a truism of peace talks that we’re not negotiating with our friends but rather with our enemies. And when our enemies have been designated as terrorists and murderers, it’s not an easy task. 
How have violent conflicts ended in the past and are there lessons we can learn from previous peace negotiations?
Guests
Youssef Mahmoud, Senior Advisor at the International Peace Institute. Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and head of peace operations in Burundi, the Central African Republic and Chad.
Randall Lesaffer, Professor of Legal History at KU University in Leuven, Belgium and author of Peace Treaties and International Law in European History: From the Late Middle Ages to World War One.
Philipp Kastner, Senior Lecturer in International law at the University of Western Australia and author of Legal Normativity in the Resolution of Internal Armed Conflict.
Luxshi Vimalarajah, senior mediator advisor at the Berghof Foundation. Previously involved in peace negotiations in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Turkey, Yemen, North Macedonia and Colombia.

It’s a truism of peace talks that we’re not negotiating with our friends but rather with our enemies. And when enemies have been designated as terrorists and murderers it’s not an easy task.

The conflict in the Middle East has led to a sharp rise in energy prices – and highlighted the issue of Australia’s energy security.  
Why haven’t we all transitioned to renewables? The story of Australia’s energy transition and why it’s had so many false starts and missteps.