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
Food wastage: the irony of global gluttony
This paper builds on and updates an overview paper released by Future Directions International in 2011 on the topic of Global Food Losses and Waste, the result of a series of workshop discussion on the subject of ‘Global Food Supply and Demand to 2050’.
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Australia’s Defence White Paper: a view from India
This report assesses Australia’s Defence White Paper 2013 (70) from India’s point of view.
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Food and fuel forever
This report argues that a new industry has the scope to make Australia 100% self-sufficient in transport fuels and food.
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Burma: pawn, pivot, pariah … and now partner
Over the past 25 years, Burma has been variously described as a pawn of China, an important strategic pivot in the region, and a pariah state allied with North Korea.
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The Indian special forces: an evolving approach
As an emerging power in the Indo-Pacific region, India is looking to expand its strategic priorities.