The Global Cities Programme at CIDOB conducts applied research on cities as actors in international relations, their role in European and global governance, and their ability to provide sustainable development solutions in the framework of the 2030 Agenda. The selected candidate will be in charge of desk research, preparing academic articles and policy briefs, and organising seminars and events. The candidate will be integrated into  Global Cities Programme’s team and will collaborate with other researchers of CIDOB.

Given the alert situation caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV2, and following the new security measures decreed by public authorities, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) continues to develop its activity by means of telework  and suspends all presential public events until conditions require so. Thank you very much for your understanding.

CIDOB leads the think tanks of southern Europe, being ranked 36^th of 176 in the Top Think Tanks in the World category of the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. CIDOB also consolidates 4^th position in the Think Tank to Watch category, which recognises innovation and research excellence, while holding onto 8^th place in the Best Independent Think Tanks list.

“A World of Two or Three? The US, China and the EU in a New Global Order” was the subject of the eighteenth edition of the War and Peace in the 21st Century seminar, held on January 18^th, 2020. Organised in collaboration with EsadeGeo - Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and supported by Barcelona City Council and “La Caixa” Foundation, the seminar provided expert insight into the current and future state of the international relations system and the future of the liberal international order.

The Committee, consisting of leading experts in the field of international relations, will be in charge of advising, evaluating and supporting CIDOB’s research quality.

CIDOB presents its list of the 40 key figures on the international political and social agenda in 2019. 40 figures from around the globe who help us understand the international politics and society of the past year. Among them are individuals, movements and organisations, such as:Peter Handke, Boris Johnson, Claudia López, Megan Rapinoe, Kais Saïed, Greta Thunberg o Jacinda Ardern.

A European Joint Call on the US to Reconsider its Approach to the JCPOA

The Think Tank to Watch category of the Global Go To Think Tank Index, which recognises research excellence and rewards the most innovative advances, has awarded CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) 4^th place out of 114 centres worldwide. CIDOB's independence of thought remains one of its most commended values, helping it consolidate 8^th place in the Best Independent Think Tank category out of a total of 145.