Intersections

Technology can power Australia to lead climate diplomacy with Pacific family (Stephen Minas, Christian Lohberger – The Interpreter)

Australia’s election was not just the “referendum” on nuclear that the opposition leader Peter Dutton had insisted on. In addition to removing the political...

Australia’s national security depends on robust, sustainable food and nutrition security (Robyn Alders – The Strategist)

Australia has a vast agricultural sector, diverse agroecological zones, a multicultural population and strong regional partnerships. It must treat sustainable food security as both...

EU workshop gathers support and scrutiny for the DSA (DigWatch)

A packed conference centre in Brussels hosted over 200 stakeholders on 7 May 2025, as the European Commission held a workshop on the EU’s...

Rice prices soar as Japan rethinks food security (Yusaku Yoshikawa – The Interpreter)

Will the price fall? Japan has seen unprecedented increases in the cost of rice in recent months, affecting both consumers and the food industry....

AI-Driven Productivity Scenarios (Paul Samson, S. Yash Kalash, Nikolina Zivkovic – CIGI)

Technological development and diffusion are rapidly transforming economic, financial and societal systems. Policy and legal frameworks may be unable to keep pace with approaches...

Rights groups condemn Jordan’s media crackdown (DigWatch)

At least 12 independent news websites in Jordan have been blocked by the authorities without any formal legal justification or opportunity for appeal. Rights...

AI to disrupt jobs, warns DeepMind CEO, as Gen Alpha faces new realities (DigWatch)

AI will likely cause significant job disruption in the next five years, according to Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind. Speaking on the Hard...

India Think Tank Forum 2025: Shaping a Resilient Global Order (Harsh V. Pant – Observer Research Foundation)

Not until now has the world experienced such rapid succession of events whose geopolitical consequences are as far and wide. As we write this,...

China’s rare earth advantage isn’t just about control (Walter Colnaghi – The Interpreter)

The 90-day pause in the US-China trade war brought relief to global markets. But while the trade truce is good news, rare earth elements...

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