The regenerative advantage: Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the new power geography of the Indo-Pacific In a world where strategic advantage has historically flowed from the control of finite resources, the future may belong to those capable of continually regenerating them. Daniel BlochDirector, Strategic PartnershipsLanzaJet 13 August 2026 Key takeaways The global energy transition is often […]
Dig, ship, repeat: How Australia could miss the real hydrogen opportunity History offers a warning to countries that create new industries without capturing their value. As Australia pushes to scale hydrogen production, it faces a defining question: will it build lasting competitive advantage or repeat the resource-export model of the past? Professor Daniel SchepisAssociate Professor […]
Australia’s energy paradox A ‘Future Made in Australia’ depends on one critical ingredient – energy security. Jasmin Diab, CSCSenior Research Adviser: Nuclear Technologies,Perth USAsia Centre 17 July 2026 Key takeaways Australia is embarking on some of its most ambitious industrial policies in decades. Through the Future Made in Australia plan and broader efforts to strengthen […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 63 Decarbonisation, Security and Strategy: Carbon Capture and Storage in the Australia–Japan Partnership June 2026By Daein Cha, Senior Research Adviser: Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can help Australia and Japan to decarbonise key industries while enabling new low‑emissions value chains and strengthening regional stability. Drawing on their longstanding partnership in […]
An Australia-Canada resource alliance: Why it matters for Western Australia Andrew PickfordPrincipal Research Adviser, Resources and Infrastructure, Perth USAsia Centre Western Australia sits at the heart of a global contest over the raw materials which power modern life. From lithium for batteries to iron ore and rare earths, WA’s mines and ports are not just […]
Indo-Pacific Insight Series Vol 28 Global Good, Global Goods: Envisioning a CAN-AUS Resource Alliance February 2026Heather Exner-Pirot, Andrew Pickford, and Wolfgang Alschner In this report the authors examine how Canada and Australia can strengthen their geopolitical influence by coordinating resource policies and supporting more secure and stable global supply chains. Drawing on their shared political, […]
Private Event Global Good, Global Goods: Envisioning a CAN–AUS Resource Alliance The Macdonald-Laurier Institute has partnered with the Perth USAsia Centre and the University of Ottawa Critical Minerals Statecraft & Diplomacy project to host the Global Good, Global Goods: Envisioning a CAN–AUS Resource Alliance workshop in Banff, Canada. Funded through the Canada-Asia Joint Research Grants […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 61 50 years after NARA: The evolution and future of the Australia-Japan energy partnership February 2026By Aaron Magunna Aaron Magunna is an Associate Research Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre and a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. He is also a Research Associate at the Second Cold War Observatory […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 59 The next key player? Assessing ASEAN’s role in global critical minerals supply chains January 2026By Dr Pia Dannhauer The race to build resilient critical mineral supply chains is accelerating. Recent Australia–Japan agreements on critical minerals and renewed discussion about trusted regional supply chains show that competition is no longer just […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 58 Western Australia’s role in the green energy transition January 2026By Alana Ford Alana is the Centre’s Senior Research Adviser for Defence, Security and Technology. She brings to the role extensive experience working on these issues for the Commonwealth Government in Australia and internationally, and in both the think tank and […]