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Founded in 1965, the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace enjoyed the personal support of former United States President Harry S. Truman. The Institute supports major studies on the history, politics, and social development of the non-Western world, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. There are six regional research units – Africa, Asia, the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Latin America, and the Middle East – plus the Minerva Center for Human Rights. Much of the work is interdisciplinary because of the varied interests of the Institute's fellows. Several conferences, workshops, and symposiums are organized each year. Worldwide contacts are maintained with universities, institutes, and individuals in the different fields of research.