Institute of International Politics and Economics (IIPE)

Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade (IIPE) is one of the oldest research institutes in the South East Europe dedicated to conducting research on international relations, with critical and interdisciplinary perspectives. IIPE was founded in 1947 as a small group of researchers aimed at laying the foundations of Yugoslav International Relations. The Institute has gradually turned into the largest research organisation of this kind in former Yugoslavia, and today′s Serbia, and has had the long standing international reputation as well. To the present day, IIPE carries out a wide variety of research encouraging development of new and inovative analysis of world politics. IIPE examines various global, regional and country-specific phenomena and processes from the perspective of academic disciplines of international relations, international economics and international law, with the focus on those challenging the position in the international arena of the Republic of Serbia and its vital national interests. The Institute′s research output has been a vital resource for leaders and policy-makers in government in defining the country’s foreign policy priorities. Through close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IIPE has helped creating the strategic directions of the national foreign political and economic relations as well as training a large number of diplomats, and outsourcing its researchers for specific ad hoc diplomatic and other significant international state missions and assignments. IIPE has a versatile specialised and depository library in international relations, including the rich official documentations of the UN, European Union, NATO and other international organisations. So far, IIPE has published over 600 books, edited volumes, proceedings and working papers. IIPE publishes journals which are reputable both in the country and in the world.