This is a tangible recognition of the global connectivity that both underpins and impacts on Australia’s place in the world and the well-being of our citizens. The contemporary global strategic and economic environment is undergoing systemic disruption. This demands new ways of thinking and new policy settings if Australia is to chart a course towards continuing prosperity and security in a stable international community. The Australia Institute is keen to contribute to that work, particularly in the face of the significant threats to humanity arising from climate change, nuclear weapons and, more recently, emergent pandemics.