One world.
Agora’s research centres provide focused intellectual homes for the Institute’s work while encouraging collaboration across disciplines.
Connected thinking.
Modern policy problems rarely fit neatly inside one discipline.
Economic policy affects geopolitics. Technology changes governance. Climate affects public finance. Demography influences competitiveness.
Agora’s centres therefore provide specialised expertise while maintaining a strong culture of cross-centre collaboration.
The centres will be established progressively as Agora’s research programme develops.
Research into the economic institutions and policies required to achieve sustainable, inclusive and competitive growth.
Strategic analysis of the forces shaping South Asia, the Indo-Pacific and the wider international system.
Research on institutions, public administration, democratic governance and the rule of law.
Examining the conditions that allow businesses, markets and economies to compete and prosper.
Understanding technological transformation, artificial intelligence, innovation and the long-term forces reshaping society.
Developing leaders and creating spaces for constructive public dialogue across sectors and generations.
cross boundaries.
Agora will establish interdisciplinary research programmes where complex issues require expertise from multiple centres.
Connecting climate policy, economic resilience, public finance and national security.
Examining how artificial intelligence will reshape governance and public administration.
Understanding how strategic competition affects trade, investment and supply chains.
Exploring the relationship between governance, institutions and long-term economic development.
Studying how technological adoption can transform productivity and national competitiveness.
Developing leadership capabilities for an increasingly complex strategic environment.
Original research, empirical analysis, comparative studies and strategic assessment.
Reports, policy briefs, working papers, journals and flagship annual publications.
Forums, roundtables, lectures and conversations with decision-makers.
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