Organisation
Future Directions International
Acronym:
FDI
Future Directions International (FDI) was an independent, not-for-profit research institute. It was established in 2000, by Major General (Retd.) the Honourable Michael Jeffery (former Governor General of Australia), together with a small group of leading Australians, to conduct comprehensive research of important medium to long-term issues facing Australia.
FDI ceased operations in November 2021.
Report
Indian water, sanitation and hygiene: some progress but long-term challenges remain
Modi will continue to campaign on WASH issues in his bid for re-election in 2019.
Report
China in the Middle East: the Iran factor
As the first paper in this series indicated, China seeks to develop its relationships with Middle Eastern states for a number of reasons.
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The Commonwealth connection: extending India’s outreach?
India’s involvement in Pacific regional bodies and organisations, often overlapping, demonstrates the extent of its outreach. India must now decide, in light of the outreach aims of the 2018 London CHOGM, where its efforts may best be directed.
Report
World food day 2018: the state of global food security and implications for rural Australia
Although Australia boasts a high level of income per capita and high levels of food security, there are still barriers to food security, especially in rural and remote regions.
Report
China in the Middle East: the Emirati factor
As it is doing with Saudi Arabia, and in keeping with President Xi Jinping’s political dictum of demonstrating to the world that China’s great rejuvenation has begun and that it is prepared to take its rightful place at or near the very top of the international order, China is moving beyond a mere transactional relationship...