Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
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Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
4h ago
The United States spends more on defence than the next ten countries combined. The drive for military dominance started during the Cold War but what does it look like today ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1w ago
International leaders are calling for a two-state solution – as the only long-term way to solve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in the occupied territories. But just how viable is the creation of a Palestinian state and does the political will exist on either side to negotiate a final agreement ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1w ago
The two-state solution — notion that in the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River there should be two states: one Israeli and the other Palestinian has been around since the 1930. And it’s an idea that is being pushed by world leaders, including the Australian government. We take a look at the history of the two-state solution ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
3w ago
Mexico has one of the highest murder rates on earth, and most of these murders are committed by guns that come into Mexico illegally from America. Can or should American gun manufacturers be held responsible for the damage caused by these guns. That’s the question being asked by Mexico in two court cases underway in the US states of Massachusetts and Arizona ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1M ago
Australia is a nation built on migration, but the system has a sometimes-cruel history. How has our migration program evolved?And why the perception of being in control has been so central to its success. ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1M ago
It's almost two years since the US supreme court overturned Roe V WadeIn this episode from our archives, we revisit the story of the landmark 1973 ruling ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1M ago
As TikTok's power and popularity has grown, concerns around its Chinese ownership have gotten louder ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1M ago
How the Chinese owned social media giant went from addictive pastime to a potential threat to the national security ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
1M ago
The gang violence that is gripped the Caribbean nation of Haiti, is the most recent disaster in a long line of political, economic, and natural disasters. Today one of the poorest and most unstable country on the planet, Haiti was once Frances’s riches colony, and the world first black-led republic. So why has Haiti become such a political and economic mess ..read more
Rear Vision - How History Shaped Today
2M ago
Immigrants are showing up at the southern border in record numbers. We examine the history of US policy toward immigration and border security with Mexico ..read more