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PM let down by ‘experts’ on Trump, forum says
Tom SwitzerFebruary 3, 2017

The Prime Minister’s embarrassing phone call with US president Donald Trump is a consequence of...

Contemporary “Duck & Cover”? Terror Challenges in the 21st Century
David KilcullenDecember 1, 2016OP150

Counter-insurgency expert, scholar and author Dr David Kilcullen is Chief Operating Officer of Meta Aerospace...

Terror Challenges in the 21st Century
David Kilcullen, Tom SwitzerNovember 29, 2016

Dr David Kilcullen and Tom Switzer in conversation following the CIS Lighthouse Lecture ‘Terror Challenges...

Investor-State Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Debunking the Myths
Patrick CarvalhoApril 13, 2016Research Report 13

Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a legal provision in international agreements that enables foreign investors...

Sultan and Tsar walk into a bar…
Anastasia GlushkoDecember 11, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

…and the world comes pretty close to WWIII. Two weeks ago, fighter aircraft from NATO’s...

One-child change irrelevant to population growth
Patrick CarvalhoNovember 6, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

China’s recent decision to dump its one-child policy will produce little impact on its future...

Notice of Dispute of Transgrid’s RIT-T for Meeting system strength requirements in NSW
August 13, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies submits this Dispute Notice pursuant to Rule 5.16B of the...

Events, Dear Boy. Any Government Can Be Derailed
Tom SwitzerAugust 11, 2025OP207

Foreword After an election result as sobering as May 3, 2025, there is a temptation...

The Productivity Problem. Australia’s Growth Slump Is Undermining Prosperity
Jim CoxAugust 7, 2025AP85

Executive summary Concern over Australia’s slow rate of productivity growth is justified as it is...

Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future
Robert CarlingJuly 23, 2025AP84

Executive summary The rising trend of government expenditure in Australia has long been present but...

Sex and maths success: myths and interventions
David C. GearyJuly 17, 2025AP83

Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational...

Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children
Nancy C. Jordan, Nancy DysonJuly 10, 2025AP82

Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of...

Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Tom SwitzerMarch 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic...

Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Andrew BlythSeptember 3, 2024SPECTATOR

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive...

It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
Tom SwitzerAugust 10, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have...

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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Tom SwitzerJune 10, 2024MODERN AGE

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired...

Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
Tom SwitzerMarch 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

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