CIDOB Foundation
Coordinates: 41°22′59″N 2°10′5″E / 41.38306°N 2.16806°E / 41.38306; 2.16806
| Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CIDOB |
| Motto | Putting people at the heart of international relations |
| Formation | 1973 |
| Type | Private foundation, think tank |
| Headquarters | Elisabets, 12, 08001 |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Director | Jordi Vaquer |
| President | Carles A. Gasòliba i Böhm |
| Website | www.cidob.org |
CIDOB, acronym of Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (Centre d'Estudis i Documentació Internacionals a Barcelona in Catalan language; Centro de Estudios y Documentación Internacionales de Barcelona in Spanish), is a Catalan think-tank based in Barcelona, Spain, dedicated to research, document and divulge contents of the different areas of international relations and development studies. The centre defines itself as an organisation that is «an independent, non partisan centre that contributes to ongoing international debates from the perspective of a major Mediterranean metropolis». Legally speaking, CIDOB is a private foundation with a Board of Trustees that includes among its members the main political institutions and universities of Catalonia and Barcelona, in addition to a number of ministries of the Spanish Government. CIDOB is currently the oldest think-tank in Spain, and one of the most influential in its field.
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