Founded in 2009 by a group of concerned Asian, European and North American academics and business professionals, IAFOR is a mission driven organization dedicated to providing and promoting meaningful dialogue irrespective of international borders.
As the Asia-Pacific region emerges as a new and powerful center of world events to rival the traditional European-American hegemonic axis, different and conflicting nationalistic fears and domestic political interests often dictate negative foreign policies. The stakes for ensuring cooperation between the Asian states and the Western world has never been higher.
IAFOR is committed to ensuring that Asian leaders and opinion formers in both the public and private sectors, in education, the media, and business, have the chance to meet their colleagues from other continents, and discuss issues of local, national and international relevance and importance.