Seoul’s New Pragmatism; Navigating Risk and Opportunity under President Lee Jae-myung | Seong-Hyon Lee
Obliteration or acceleration: Iran and the region, what’s next? | Tom Harley
I ran DFAT. I Hope Elbridge Colby sinks AUKUS for Australia | Peter Varghese AO
A make or break moment for Europe | Jean-Marie Guéhenno
The political anticipation gap; hidden risks in Australia’s energy transition | Patrick Barclay
Trump’s shift from firefighter to potential firepower | Dr Rob Danin
The Iran-Israel conflict | Tom Harley
US-South Africa: A widening rift with strategic and commercial fallout | Jade Evans
Trump and Southeast Asia: Brave new word | John McCarthy AO
Turkey: What’s going on? | Sir Kieran Prendergast KCVO CMG
Trump’s immigration policy impact on the UK and Europe | Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Recent commentaries
Dragoman Digest
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22 August 2025
China targets foreign stockpiling of rare earths, Toyota turns to Chinese parts to help cut EV cost production in Thailand, Japan advances plans to build first nuclear reactor since Fukushima, Vietnam accelerates infrastructure spending amid export headwinds & Fusion’s breakthrough moment triggers race to harness artificial stars
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8 August 2025
US chip and software controls propel Chinese self-reliance push, Tech giants price Western smelters out of electricity markets, Chinese EV makers recalibrate European strategy, China’s tech IPO revival masks speculative foundations and Indonesia considers shortening mining quotas to contain collapse in nickel price.
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25 July 2025
US telecoms regulator moves to ban Chinese undersea cable technology, tentative India-China rapprochement papers over economic grievances, resource nationalism proliferates across Africa’s critical minerals’ sector, Japan injects billions in hope of sparking shipbuilding revival and Trump’s pharmaceutical tariff threat triggers surge of defensive investment pledges.
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.