Ian Parmeter
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Biography
Publications
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.
![Iran: Could Australia’s hostage diplomacy have been better?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/damla-ozkan-xN9PSsF5rdA-unsplash.jpg?itok=85GtdvsA)
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.
![Israel’s democracy: a systemic problem](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1136074233.jpg?itok=P3B4lvMz)
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?
![Will Trump win big from killing Soleimani?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1191948957.jpg?itok=NQCWaYZU)
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.
![Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1170207025.jpg?itok=QZSQbxWf)
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.
![Will Israeli voters give Bibi a “get out of jail” card?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/46606186285_8b618f4b77_k.jpg?itok=0i_1gPsG)
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.