Global Wrap Up: Oil at $100, Baltic Jamming, and Europe’s Defense Dilemma
In this episode of the C4R - CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE podcast, Lachlan Reed and Simon Carver discuss how global geopolitical shocks are creating real-world resilience pressures for Australia and South Australia.
Key themes include:
Rising global oil prices and diesel supply pressure
Impacts on freight, farming, mining and regional tourism
South Australia’s exposure to fuel and transport cost shocks
LNG competition between Europe and the Asia-Pacific
Baltic security risks, drone incidents and GPS jamming
Ukraine, NATO and Europe’s defence spending dilemma
The global race for critical minerals including antimony, tungsten and rare earths
China’s trade leverage across food, minerals and supply chains
Why resilience planning must happen before disruption hits
The episode highlights that energy security, defence capability, tourism, freight, food prices and critical minerals are all connected. Building resilience means understanding these global linkages early and strengthening local adaptive capacity before shocks reach Australian businesses and communities.