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
International assistance to the Solomon Islands: is food and water security the highest priority?
This paper argues that food and water security is weak in the Solomon Islands, but due to the history of state breakdown and ethnic violence, most international development assistance seeks to address a wider range of issues.
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Modi’s manifesto promise: Assam National Register of Citizens has implications for all of India
This paper examines the operation of the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) and draws attention to the diversity of illegal migrants who were not awarded citizenship.
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Food and water security in New Caledonia
This paper argues that as a relatively wealthy Pacific Island, New Caledonia can do more to make a greater part of its population food and water secure.
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China’s dire straits: no brothers in arms – part two
The current trade war is predicated on his demand that bilateral agreements regarding intellectual property and the right of US companies to have access to Chinese markets be entered into China’s laws, a demand to which China cannot acquiesce.
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Kashmir and the abrogation of Article 370: a Pakistani perspective
The South Asian subcontinent has been brought to the brink of a serious crisis. Before long, the two adversarial neighbours may again be close to climbing up the ladder of nuclear escalation. The question will be, can they climb down or are they getting themselves stuck in a trap from which there may be no...