Institute of International Politics and Economics

Institute of International Politics and Economics
Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Founder(s) Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia[1]
Established 1947 (1947)[2]
Focus International Politics and Economics
Chairman Branislav Đorđević, Director[3]
Location Belgrade, Serbia
Address Makedonska 25
11 000 Beograd
Website www.diplomacy.bg.ac.rs

The Institute of International Politics and Economics (Serbian Cyrillic: Институт за међународну политику и привреду) is a scientific institution established in 1947 and located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is one of the oldest institutes in southeastern Europe and its scientist laid the foundations of Yugoslav research of international relations. Over the years, the Institute has established close co-operation with the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4] The Institute's associates have participated as experts in state and other delegations at the UN General Assembly, the UN's Special Committees, the International Law Commission, the International Law Association, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, GATT, UNESCO and the Food and Agriculture Organization.[4] The Institute's library holds over 150,000 titles and it is one of depository libraries for the United Nations, European Union and NATO, holding copies of each document and title published by the three international organisations.[1]

History

The Institute of International Politics and Economics was established on 7 December 1947 by a Decree of the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia[1] The decree was signed by Josip Broz Tito, Andrija Hebrang, Milovan Đilas, Aleksandar Ranković and Edvard Kardelj.[1] The Institute is credited as one of the birthplaces of the idea for the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement.[1] Over the years, it has organised more than 500 national and international scientific conferences.[1] In 2017 the Institute was awarded the Feast of the Presentation Order, State decoration by the President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić.[5]

List of Directors

No. Director[6] Term of office[6] Note
In the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
1 Milan Bartoš 1947 1949 First Director of the Institute.
2 Ivan Karaivanov 1949 1951 Yugoslav Partisans born in Pirdop in Bulgaria.
3 Vilko Vinterhalter 1951 1951
4 Radivoje Davidović 1952 1953
5 Jovan Marinović 1954 1955
6 Vlajko Begović 1955 1958 Fighter for International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, participant of French Resistance and Yugoslav Partisan.
7 Janez Stanovnik 1958 1962 Slovenian economist, politician, and former partisan.
In the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
8 Leo Mates 1962 1972 Croatian Jewish diplomat and partisan from Osijek.
In the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
9 Milan Šahović 1972 1977
10 Božidar Frangeš 1977 1985
11 Milan Šahović 1985 1988
12 Jokica Hadži Vasileva 1988 1989
In the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
13 Predrag Simić 1989 1997
In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
14 Milenko Kreća 1997 2000
In the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
15 Vatroslav Vekarić 2000 2005
In the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
16 Aleksandar Fatić 2005 2006
In the Republic of Serbia
17 Edita Stojić-Karanović 2007 2008
18 Duško Dimitrijević 2009 2014
19 Branislav Đorđević 2015 -

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jelena Čalija (9 December 2016). "Институт у коме је рођена идеја о Покрету несврстаних". Politika (in Serbian). Belgrade: Politika a.d. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Institute of International Politics and Economics (IIPE)". NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks. Tokyo: National Institute for Research Advancement. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Žikica Milošević (17 July 2017). "The New Silk Road Initiative – the scope and challenges". Diplomacy&Commerce. Belgrade: Color Media Communications. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Kosovo: Sui Generis or Precedent in International Relations" (PDF). Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Укази о одликовањима које је потписао председник Републике Србије Томислав Николић". Belgrade: People´s Office of the President. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 "History and Mission". Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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