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Iain MacGillivray

Dr Iain MacGillivray is a Researcher at RAND Australia. His previous roles include analyst and speechwriter for the Chief of Army’s Initiatives Group (CIG) in the Australian Army, a UK and US adviser at the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C), and a geopolitical analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in Washington, DC. He also served as a Turkey/Middle East researcher at the University of Melbourne’s School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS).

Articles by Iain MacGillivray (4)

Iain MacGillivray 21 Nov 2025

Of hedgehogs and foxes: It’s time for a school of Australian statecraft

As a middle power, Australia needs both bold decision-makers and quick-witted rationalists. Those skills can be taught.
Iain MacGillivray 27 Feb 2025

To “protect-and-project” – A call for Australian land power in the Indo-Pacific

The changing character of war may mean fighting more than just one type of war against one type of adversary.
Iain MacGillivray 6 Sep 2021

Turbulence, the Taliban, and Turkey’s role in Afghanistan’s future

A role supporting operations at Kabul airport looks to offer Recep Tayyip Erdoğan more risks than rewards.
Iain MacGillivray 4 Sep 2020

What is Turkey’s endgame in Libya?

Erdoğan’s strategy in Libya is about domestic legitimacy as much as regional projection – but past failures hang heavy.

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Iain MacGillivray

Articles by Iain MacGillivray (4)

Of hedgehogs and foxes: It’s time for a school of Australian statecraft

To “protect-and-project” – A call for Australian land power in the Indo-Pacific

Turbulence, the Taliban, and Turkey’s role in Afghanistan’s future

What is Turkey’s endgame in Libya?