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
Indonesian perspectives: economic and security relations with Australia
As Indonesia’s economy continues to grow and its population swells, the relationship with Australia is becoming more and more asymmetric.
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China’s changing relationships with India and Japan may have implications for free and open Indo-Pacific
While the term 'Indo-Pacific' has enjoyed growing use over the last decade among analysts and policy-makers in the United States and Australia, a number of more recent developments have resulted in the narrative gaining greater traction.
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The Modi method: words and action
Narendra Modi’s global recognition is badged by unmissable slogans including Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Skill India. Such themes resonate in his speeches, as do India’s important foreign policy commitment to a rules-based order in concert with international partners, clarifying shared values, and sharply defining the disjunction between India and China.
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Dire straits: Iran’s search for allies – part two
The recent change of attitude from the United States towards Iran is in stark contrast to the approach taken by the Obama Administration.
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Chinese overseas agricultural investment and Beijing’s dream of a new economic world order
There is a link between China’s plans to return to a position of global centrality and its food security. Beijing’s food security strategy has shifted toward overseas investments.