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Ian Parmeter

Ian Parmeter is a Middle East specialist at ANU's Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies. He was formerly Australia's ambassador to Lebanon and counsellor at Australia's embassy in Moscow.

Articles by Ian Parmeter (7)

Ian Parmeter 12 Mar 2021

Iran: Could Australia’s hostage diplomacy have been better?

A public campaign by Australia’s government to try to shame Iran into freeing Kylie Moore-Gilbert would not have worked.
Ian Parmeter 17 Feb 2020

Israel’s democracy: a systemic problem

Israel will go to the polls for the third time in less than a year. What makes it so hard for a clear winner to emerge?
Ian Parmeter 6 Jan 2020

Will Trump win big from killing Soleimani?

It’s not clear how Iran for all its bluster of revenge will be able to hit back at the US.
Ian Parmeter 25 Sep 2019

Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power

Arab Israelis have been slow to realise their potential pivotal role in the nation’s politics. That’s changing.
Ian Parmeter 12 Sep 2019

Will Israeli voters give Bibi a “get out of jail” card?

The corruption allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are the subtext to the elections on 17 September.
Ian Parmeter 4 Oct 2016

Kerry abandons diplomacy’s golden rule – for now
Ian Parmeter 31 Aug 2016

Where the Russian intervention in Syria is headed