Far from it being the end of history, the story of this century so far — and we’re now a quarter of the way through it — has been the rise of the autocrats. This has been their century.
This is an edited version of Michael Stutchbury’s keynote address to the 2025 Freedom to Choose Conference Australia is a …
Liberal democracies face an unprecedented challenge: how to govern societies where citizens no longer disagree merely about policies, but about the fundamental values that should guide public life.
The belief that Australia can decarbonise its economy by relying on the wind and the sun rests on a misplaced conviction about what the renewables rollout will entail.
Unshackling productivity: the reform blueprint Australia needs Australia’s economic story is at risk of losing its happy ending For almost …
On behalf of the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), we are pleased to provide the attached submission to the Senate …
Foreword In the day that the 2024 parliamentary session concluded, more than 30 bills were passed, as the government delivered …
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the VNI West State Significant Infrastructure Application. The …
Introduction As Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser noted last year, it can be easy to forget just how …
Introduction There is no one action that will lift Australia’s dwindling productivity growth; it is a measure determined by a …
Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic history more akin to reality …
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive sign. But the history of …
In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have never seen anything like it. …
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired bureaucrats and diplomats has dismissed …
When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America, as the sole remaining superpower, …
For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia and end their suffering is …
While in Australia with the Centre for Independent Studies, John Mearsheimer took time to speak to ABC Radio’s Queensland Drive …
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
Australia is in trouble with China — again. This week the Chinese ambassador in Canberra, Xiao Qian, came close to …