Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

inaugurated in 2006, the issam fares institute for public policy and international affairs at the american university of beirut (ifi - aub policy institute) is an independent, research-based, policy- oriented institute. it aims to initiate and develop policy- relevant research in and about the arab region. the institute is committed to expanding and deepening knowledge production and to creating a space for the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas among researchers, civil society actors, and policy- makers. our goals: •enhancing and broadening public policy- related debate and knowledge production in the arab world and the region. •contributing to a better understanding of the arab world within shifting international and global contexts. •providing a space to enrich the quality of interaction among scholars, officials and civil society actors in and about the arab world. •disseminating knowledge and making it accessible to policy-makers, media, research communities, and the general p