The Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (FAES) is a private non-profit organisation that works in the sphere of ideas and political proposals. Linked to the Partido Popular since its creation in 1989, it is presided by the former President of Spain, José María Aznar.

FAES is a leading think tank committed to nurturing the political ideas and activities of the classical-liberal and reformist centre. At the service of Spain and all its citizens, FAES seeks to reinforce the values of Western freedom, democracy and humanism. Its aim is to create, promote, and spread ideas based on political, intellectual and economic freedom always from the position of classical liberalism.

FAES' activities include discussion groups, seminars, lectures, summer conferences (FAES Campus), and training courses. We issue electronic publications, a journal (Cuadernos de pensamiento politico), reports called FAES Papers, and books published by FAES and by our publishing house Gota a Gota.