Global geopolitics and security This strategic line focuses on analysis and foresight of cooperation and conflict dynamics, as well as the actors and institutions with global reach.
Migrations CIDOB addresses migration from a triple perspective: as a subject of politicisation in public debates, as an object of public policy and in relation to its forms of governance.
Global cities and metropolises CIDOB analyses cities in global governance, as well as cities’ socioeconomic and environmental challenges.
Sustainable development This strategic line addresses development challenges holistically, within the SDGs framework for achieving the 2030 Agenda.
Europe The European Union is a reference point for CIDOB’s research. It considers the debates over the EU’s internal transformation and its role as an international actor.
The greater Mediterranean CIDOB broadens its focus from the Middle East and North Africa to the countries of the Sahel, Iran, Turkey and the Gulf, focussing on dynamics of fragmentation, interdependence and marginalisation.
Latin America and the Atlantic space CIDOB analyses the political changes taking place in the region and their effects, both on the countries’ development and international integration strategies, as well as on regional balances.
Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa CIDOB incorporates the dynamics of other regions of the world into its analysis. These include the Asia-Pacific area, and Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel.
Biografías Líderes Políticos (Only in spanish) Biografías de Líderes Políticos es un servicio de CIDOB que ofrece biografías contextualizadas de dirigentes de todo el mundo. ACCESS
HIGHLIGHTED EVENT Conferencia preparatoria sobre la presidencia española del Consejo de la UE Para debatir las prioridades y los retos de la Presidencia española entrante, el Real Instituto Elcano y TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association), con el apoyo del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación y de CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), organizan una conferencia preparatoria o Conferencia de Pre-presidencia que tendrá lugar los días 1 y 2 de junio de 2023 en Madrid.
Jun 13 SEMINAR - Jun 13, 2023 Workshop “Urban Recovery Watch: Cities in the Implementation of the Next Generation EU”
Jun 30 CALL FOR PAPERS - Jun 30, 2023 Call for Articles “A new security architecture in Europe: the strategy of the European Union”
Jun 01 SEMINAR - Jun 1, 2023 Conferencia preparatoria sobre la presidencia española del Consejo de la UE
May 25 SEMINAR - May 25, 2023 Ciclo “¿Qué pasa en el mundo?” Europa y el mundo árabe en el nuevo contexto internacional
