The Majlis - A roundtable on contemporary issues in Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African politics
In both Arabic and Persian, the term majlis describes a regular gathering of like-minded individuals. It is regularly used in the Arabian Peninsula as a forum for friends and colleagues to meet and…
Iran at the Crossroads - launched at Australia's UN mission
Professor Amin Saikal attended an event hosted by the Australian mission to the United Nations in New York on 24 March. The purpose of the event was to launch one of his most recent…
Congratulations to CAIS research scholars on their recent publications
CAIS research graduates have an excellent publication record. In the last 6 months four HDR graduates of CAIS have successfully published their research into books. Dr Raihan Ismail, Saudi…
The Levant Crisis: Syria, Iraq and the Region Conference Podcast
The full podcast of this jointly presented conference is now available. The conference was hosted in mid-December by two of The Australian National University’s leading institutions in these fields…
Matthew Gray: Outside study leave
Matthew Gray, Associate Professor at CAIS, is on outside studies leave (OSP) in the second half of 2015. With some extra leave from the ANU, over August 2015 to July 2016 he is a visiting fellow at…
Prof. Piscatori at CAIS in 2016
Professor James Piscatori will take up a position at CAIS in January 2016. Professor Piscatori has recently vacated the position of Chair of the School of Government and International Affairs at…
Weak States, Strong Socities - New Book
WEAK STATES, STRONG SOCIETIES Power and Authority in the New World Order Amin Saikal (Ed) Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the previously well-established…