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The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) was inaugurated in 2006 to harness the policy-related research of AUB’s internationally respected faculty, and other scholars, in order to contribute positively to Arab policy-making and international relations.

 

 


Arab World Climate Change Workshop October 14-15, 2008:
*NEW Regional Two-Day Workshop: Arab World Policy for Post- 2012 Climate Negotiations- In Partnership with Indyact and Heinrich Boll Foundation- Read More.


Launch of two programs:
  1. The Research and Policy Forum on Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World
    IFI's first program was launched with The Impact of Climate Change on the Arab World Spring 2008 Lecture Series by eight different scholars, activists, and officials. Read More...
     
  2. Policy and Governance in Palestinian Refugee Camps
     Jointly managed by the Center for Behavioral Research at AUB, the program was launched with a lecture by UNRWA Commissioner-General Karen AbuZayd. Read More...

Environment workshop:

IFI, Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (IGESP), and the Italian Embassy - Development Cooperation Office host:
"Common Ground: Coordination and Exchange of Knowledge for an Integrated Approach to Environment"
A workshop on environmental protection and management.
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International Affairs:

Read the OSLO forum 2008 - Annual Mediator's Retreat -Meeting Report. Some of the participants of OSLO 2008 will speak in IFI's Bill and Sally Hambrecht Distinguished Peacemakers Lectures.
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Read Rami Khouri's contribution to the Brookings Doha Discussion Papers on Reform in the Muslim World.
Announcements
Wednesday, September 10

Call for researchers: Modes of Governance of Palestinian Refugee Camps Research Program. Read more...

Full audio and video of IFI lectures at the Academic Computing Center website
Recent Lectures
Thursday, May 29 4pm
"Loss and nostalgia in the Middle East: A foreign correspondent's reflections on conflict and change in the region"
By Anthony Shadid
Washington Post Middle East Correspondent, award-winning author, and 2007-08 "Writer-in-Residence Fellow" at IFI-AUB
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Wednesday, May 28 From 5-6pm
"My Journey in Political Economy and Public Policy: Reflections from the Arab World and other Developing Countries"
By AUB President John Waterbury
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Thursday, May 22 From 5-7pm
"The Tripod of Academia, Government and Private Sector: From Science to Policy Making"
By Dr. Berj Hatjian, Director General, Lebanese Ministry of Environment
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Wednesday, May 21 From 5-7pm
"Palestinian Camps and Refugees in Lebanon: Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead"
By Richard Cook, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon
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