An edited extract of remarks by the National President of the AIIA, Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA, at a farewell for Melissa Conley Tyler at the National Office, 21 March 2019.

Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA is Program Lead at the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D), a new platform for constructive dialogue, fresh ideas and […]

AIIA National Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler was interviewed by Natalie Sambhi on Blogging Heads TV’s Foreign Entanglements . […]

Melissa Conley Tyler, National Executive Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, responds to delegate presentations during the […]

National Executive Director (2006 – 2019)   Melissa H. Conley Tyler served as National Executive Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs […]

Australia has an opportunity to build on its strong diplomatic foundations on regional and international issues. Taking the lead to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is one international public good Australia can provide and be proud of. 

This important book returns the rich and contextually valuable perspectives of different peoples to the policy forefront. The broad divisiveness witnessed globally, but with specific emphasis on democratic nations, could be better managed if we were all willing to be a little foxier. 

Australia today is ideally positioned – geographically and civilizationally – to work between Asian-region societies and Western states in “updating” the rules-based order (RBO). "Australia and the Rules-Based International Order" will help to inform Australian policy makers and the interested public on this critical issue.

The Albanese government’s shift on climate policy has been transformative in relations with Pacific island countries. But can this positive momentum be maintained?

Technological change is both an opportunity and risk for Pacific nations. Australia must take this into consideration when engaging in development programs.

Australian foreign policy has sometimes been framed as a choice between prioritising the Pacific or Southeast Asia. This needs to end.