The Australian National Defence Strategy 2026. Where is the clarity? | Tim Pickford

The security premium | Nick Butler & Patrick Barclay

Europe between two wars | Jean-Marie Guéhenno

The National Defence Strategy 2026: Do we know what fight we are in? | Tim Pickford

The Iranian imbroglio | Tom Harley

Assessing the Impact of the Middle East War on Indonesia’s Economy | Della Temenggung

A vindicated energy security strategy | Dr. Michal Meidan

A Bad Place To Be | Tom Harley

Kicking the hornet’s nest. The Iranian response. Winners and losers | Tom Harley

Corruption and the state of Victoria | Alistair Maclean

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Dragoman Digest

  • 29 May 2026

    ASEAN manufacturers are reeling from the Iran War’s second order effects, AI is threatening India’s massive IT sector and compounding pre-existing job creation challenges while China’s RMB internationalisation efforts accelerate amidst relief to sanctioned oil producers.

  • 15 May 2026

    Australia’s data centre boom is seeking to outpace the Commonwealth regulatory catch-up, The Pentagon’s ‘Drone Dominance’ programme aims to rival China’s low-cost drone industry, Indonesia’s rapid aluminium growth raises fears of another metal price glut and The US continues to bet big on fledgling rare earth miners.

  • 01 May 2026

    Gulf rivalries continue to simmer in Sudan despite Iran War, The US and EU target renewed rare earths cooperation to diversify supply chains and China eyes a relative advantage in dealing with the second-order effects of Hormuz’s closure.

Public policy submissions

Submission to the AEMC on electricity pricing

Dragoman was engaged by Energy Consumers Australia to look into inequity in electricity pricing across Australia’s National Electricity Market. The research helped inform the Australian Energy Market Commission’s Pricing Review.