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.