AIIA in the News 02 July 2018The Australian Institute of International Affairs has recently been featured across a number of media outlets. AIIA National President Allan Gyngell was featured […] Read More
Trump’s Iran Strategy: Policy Implications for Australia By Ian Dudgeon 12 June 2018Donald Trump’s Iran strategy has significant direct and indirect policy implications for Australia. It should firmly decline any invitation to join a new ‘broad coalition’. Read More
AIIA in the News 21 May 2018The Australian Institute of International Affairs has recently been featured across a number of media outlets. National Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler wrote […] Read More
Pakistan's Game-Changing Opportunity By Ian Dudgeon 21 January 2018As China flexes its economic clout, its new Silk Road is linking the country with the entire Eurasian continent, including Pakistan. It's a game-changing opportunity for Islamabad; but it's not without risk. Read More
AIIA in the News 19 January 2018The Australian Institute International Affairs has recently been featured across a number of media outlets. National President Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA wrote about […] Read More
Afghanistan Reconciliation: Looking For Light at the End of the Tunnel By Ian Dudgeon 13 November 2017As the war in Afghanistan enters its 17th year and with NATO this week promising 3,000 additional troops, the new US strategy may now provide a glimmer of hope for a long-term solution. Read More
Back to the Offensive: Trump’s New Direction in Afghanistan By Ian Dudgeon 23 August 2017Trump's new strategy for "killing terrorists" in Afghanistan is a workable accommodation between the president's frustration about progress and the military needs of his generals. Read More
Increasing Australia's Military Commitment to Afghanistan By Ian Dudgeon 16 May 2017Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that Australia is considering a US request to increase its military commitment to Afghanistan. Australia should agree […] Read More
Buying Time for Reconciliation in Afghanistan By Ian Dudgeon 07 December 2016The principal outcome of October’s donors’ conference on Afghanistan has been assessed as buying time for a political solution. Looking ahead, close observers […] Read More
Iran at the Crossroads By Ian Dudgeon 11 July 2016Professor Amin Saikal’s most recent book, Iran at the Crossroads, is a concise, informative and very readable book. It is strongly recommended for […] Read More
Iran's Elections: A Shift of Support to Reformists and Moderates By Ian Dudgeon 10 March 2016Although the outcome of Iran’s parliamentary elections held on 26 February will not be finalised until later next month, […] Read More