About us​

The activities of International institute IFIMES are especially directed towards the areas of international (foreign) politics and economy, international relations, counseling the governments, state institutions as well as the non-state actors such as the academia and corporate entities. IFIMES is specialized in dealing with the complex situations in the Balkans as well as in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). IFIMES gathers and selects various information and sources on key conflict areas in the world. The Institute analyses mutual relations among parties with an aim to promote the importance of reconciliation, early prevention/preventive diplomacy and disarmament/ confidence building measures in the regional or global conflict resolution of the existing conflicts and the role of preventive actions against new global disputes. IFIMES has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC/UN since 2018. IFIMES is also the publisher of the international scientific journal European Perspectives. 

Members and associates of the Institute are respected experts, scientists, managers, journalists and researchers who are introducing younger colleagues from all over the world to work, with a purpose of additional education, promotion of knowledge and scientific achievements with an emphasis on the political and economic connections within the region, among the regions and at the global level. IFIMES extensively cooperates with relevant institutions from Europe, America, Asia and the MENA-Balkans (South-Eastern Europe) on projects, studies and analyses.

IFIMES Partnerships

The International Institute IFIMES is proud to collaborate with the following esteemed institutions and organizations worldwide:

International Organizations & Institutes

  • World Security Network, New York, USA

  • Gulf State Analytics (GSA), Washington DC, USA

  • Globalvision News Network, New York, USA

  • EU-China Economics & Politics Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

  • GIPRI – Geneva International Peace Research Institute, Geneva, Switzerland

  • EDU – The Intergovernmental Organization, Brussels, Belgium

  • HWPL – Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, Seoul, South Korea

  • OstWestWirtschaftsForum Bayern e.V. (OWWF), Munich, Bavaria, Germany

  • Eureka – GIE (Groupement d’Intérêt Économique), Tunisia/Italy

  • The Geneva Desk for Cooperation (GDCOO), Geneva, Switzerland

  • Centro de Estudios, Formación e Información de América Latina – Unión Europea (CEFIAL-UE), Lima, Peru

Academic Institutions

  • University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS), Tirana, Albania

  • Budapest Business School (BGE), Budapest, Hungary

  • Swiss UMEF University, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia

  • Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC), University of Malta, Malta

  • Methodologica Universitas (MU), Paris, France

Think Tanks & Research Centers

  • Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Athens, Greece

  • Center for Strategic Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye (SAM), Ankara, Türkiye

  • Foreign Policy Institute, Ankara, Türkiye

  • Institute on Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences (IsAG), Rome, Italy

  • Center for International Relations (CIR), Washington, DC, USA

  • Ingepo Consulting, Braşov, Romania

  • Balkan Communication Network (BCN)

  • Mejdunarodniyi Obchestveniyi Fond “Eksperimentalniyi Tvorcheskiyi Centr” (Kurginyana Center), Moscow, Russia

Diplomatic & Regional Initiatives

  • The Council of Albanian Ambassadors (CAA), Tirana, Albania

  • Biznis Plus (Business Plus) – Regional: Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Skopje

Contact Information

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)
Vošnjakova ulica 1, P.O. Box 2795
SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU

📞 Tel: +386 1 430 15 33
📠 Fax: +386 1 430 15 34
📧 Email: ifimes@ifimes.org
🌐 Website: www.ifimes.org