This report discusses the failure of Western military institutions, including in Australia, to learn from modern wars, while other countries do. The paper’s five recommendations address culture change, promotion reform, AI-enabled learning, rapid drone capability development, and acquisition reform.

Australia is critically exposed to geopolitical risk due to an overwhelming dependence on imported liquid fuels. Current policy positions have failed to confront the seriousness of this exposure, and have left us without a sufficient response. This paper proposes that domestic production is the only viable strategy that delivers genuine security.

The conflict in the Middle East has created the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. This report outlines demand-side measures available to governments, businesses and households that span road transport, air travel, cooking and industry amid strains in diesel, jet fuel and LPG markets. It outlines 10 immediate actions to...

War in the Middle East will likely increase global energy prices and presents significant implications for Australians and the Australian economy. This paper finds that Australian Government choices will determine how hard the price spike hits Australian households, how huge gas export company profits are and how much tax revenue Australia will collect.

This paper calls on the Australian Government to support the rights of Palestinians to self-determination and statehood. Its authors recommend the nation increase humanitarian aid and avoid supporting or contributing to the pursuit of a two-state solution.