Dr. Iain MacGillivray

Iain MacGillivray

Dr. Iain MacGillivray is an analyst, researcher and speechwriter for the Chief of the Australian Army. He was also a founding member and geopolitical analyst at the first Australian think tank in the US, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Washington, DC (ASPI DC). Moreover, Iain was formerly a US and UK adviser at the Australian Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, a 2021-2022 Yale Fox International Fellow at Yale University, and lecturer at the University of Melbourne. His areas of specialisation include Australian land and military power and Australian foreign and defence policy. He is also an expert in the international affairs in the Indo-Pacific region, US politics and security, and Middle East and Turkish politics.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2025) – U.S. Navy Sailors direct an E/A-18G Growler, assigned to the “Vikings” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 11, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Nungaray)

The Treaty

The Tragedy of Interwar Thinking

A notable global trend is influencing national mindsets. There seems to be a sense of invulnerability—perhaps a natural aspect of human psychology—that fosters an...

Iain MacGillivrayAugust 21, 2025

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Iain MacGillivray

The Treaty

The Tragedy of Interwar Thinking

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