Mediterranean Foundation of Strategic Studies
The Mediterranean Foundation of Strategic Studies (French: Fondation méditerranéenne d'études stratégiques, FMES) is an independent institute of research. This foundation is an association according to the French law on association, the so-called "loi 1901". It was created in 1989 in order to frame a context of security and stability around the Mediterranean area and to foster the development of the South-Mediterranean countries.