CIDOB is an independent and plural think tank based in Barcelona, dedicated to the study, research and analysis of international affairs. Created in 1973 as an International Documentation Centre of Barcelona, it is a private foundation since 1979.

CIDOB is a dynamic community of analysts that works to produce and offer to all political actors –from individual citizens to Internationals– information and ideas to help formulate and promote policies for a more secure, free and fair world for everyone.