Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (American University of Beirut)

The Issam Fares Institute is a neutral, dynamic, civil, and open space that brings together people representing all viewpoints in society. Raise the quality of public policy-related debate and decision-making in the Arab World and abroad; enhance the Arab World's input into international affairs; and, enrich the quality of interaction among scholars, officials and civil society actors in the Middle East and abroad.