Australian Institute of International Affairs
Profile / Bio:
Melissa H. Conley Tyler is the Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. She was previously program manager of the International Conflict Resolution Centre at the University of Melbourne and Senior Fellow of Melbourne Law School. She was selected as the Fletcher School’s most outstanding graduate under 40 in 2008. During nine years with the AIIA, she has edited 45 publications, organised 70 policy events, overseen dramatic growth in youth engagement and built stronger relations with other institutes of international affairs worldwide. Her recent research focuses on Australian foreign policy and Australia as a middle power.