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 […]

Those suffering from acronym fatigue will scarcely welcome any new minilateral grouping in the Indo-Pacific. Yet an Australia-Japan-Korea trilateral shows signs of gathering momentum. 

In October 2024, four key Southeast Asian countries became partners of BRICS, making the organisation much closer to home for Australians. So why have Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam put themselves on a path to membership?

The Australian Institute of International Affairs held its annual national conference in Canberra on 11 November. An event for Australia's foreign affairs observers, practitioners, and critics, it's occasion, coming on the heals of the American presidential election, provided for sober analysis of the trajectory ahead. 

The Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkiye and Australia grouping continues to meet, showing ongoing commitment to middle power cooperation. The group has lasted longer than expected, due in part to their many shared commonalities. 

The Pacific Islands Forum this week adopted a Pacific Policing Initiative which marshalls Australian resources to meet Pacific needs. A Parliamentary inquiry is looking at proposals from a range of sectors to collaborate on the region’s priorities.

Speech by AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA to the 2023 AIIA National Conference, 13 November 2023. I acknowledge the traditional […]