CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) is an international affairs research centre that, through excellence and relevance, seeks to analyse the global issues that affect political, social and governance dynamics, from the international to the local. As a recognised independent civil society born institution with a long history.
CIDOB pursues excellence and rigour in its analysis, publications and projects. It aims to be a useful tool for society, to ensure open access to knowledge and to promote the study of the international issues that affect citizens’ daily lives.
CIDOB’s Global geopolitics and security strategic line focuses on analysis and foresight of cooperation and conflict dynamics, as well as the actors and institutions with global reach. It focuses on the intersection between regional contexts and global dynamics to analyse transnational drivers of change and global (re)ordering processes.