CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)

La Unió Europea i Occident van considerar que Rússia havia violat l'ordre de seguretat internacional quan va envair Ucraïna fa més de tres anys. La resta del món, no obstant això, va percebre la guerra com un conflicte més entre els molts que succeeixen al món. De fet, el Sud Global no va considerar la guerra com un punt d'inflexió per a un ordre liberal internacional que ja percebien com a decadent i injust. En aquest context, quin paper pot exercir el Sud Global en la seguretat internacional després de la guerra a Ucraïna? Com pot la UE establir relacions més fortes amb el Sud Global per garantir un ordre de seguretat equilibrat després de la guerra? El 24 d'abril, Len Ishmael, Shaohua YAN, Philani Mthembu i Pol Morillas ho analitzaran en una nova edició del cicle "Què passa al món?”. Inscriu-t'hi! 🔗https://lnkd.in/dV_B7ZXT

#WP2025 Omar Shaban és director de PalThink, un centre independent de recerca en estudis estratègics de Gaza. Diari Ara l'entrevista al seu pas per la conferència organitzada pel CIDOB 'War and Peace in the 21st Century': "És evident que la guerra és contra la gent de Gaza. Què espereu que siguin en el futur els 20.000 orfes de Gaza? L'única manera de trencar el cicle és portar esperança: que la gent cregui que té un futur." 📰 https://lnkd.in/dXTxcQwT

The more we aim to understand conflict, the least able we are to envisage peace. Can politics open up after conflict? After the conflict, who can lead peace? It’s impossible to make straightforward answers to such a complex debate, but the 23rd edition of CIDOB’s “War and Peace” international conference really contributed to shed some light on the ongoing challenges in the Middle East. This year’s edition of “War and Peace” reached a new milestone as the most attended edition to date, with over 200 participants. A special thank you to our new president, Josep Borrell, to Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona, and to Jaume Duch, Minister for European Union and Foreign Action of the Government of Catalonia for their support—along with all the members of CIDOB’s Board. And thank you to our brilliant speakers —Avi Gil, Omar Shaban, Salam KAWAKIBI, Mirette F. Mabrouk, Ángeles Espinosa, Merissa Khurma, Mohanad Hage Ali, Sanam Vakil, Araud Gerard and Natalia Sancha— for their thoughtful contributions, which made this year’s conference a truly inspiring exchange of ideas.

#WP2025 What are the roots of conflict in the Middle East? How can the international community promote dialogue and solutions to a lasting peace? Which future scenarios can be envisaged for the region after the current crisis? On Saturday, CIDOB gathered high-level experts and policy-makers at the international conference 'War and Peace in the 21st Century. The future of the Middle East: understanding conflict, building peace'. Thanks to all the speakers —Avi Gil, Omar Shaban, Salam KAWAKIBI, Mirette F. Mabrouk, Ángeles Espinosa, Merissa Khurma, Mohanad Hage Ali, Sanam Vakil, Araud Gerard and Natalia Sancha— and to all the public that attended the conference for participating in the discussion! The debates and reflections from the conference will be gathered in a CIDOB Briefing to be published soon.

#WP2025 The Middle East has recently entered a new wave of conflict, characterised by an unprecedented level of violence. What are the roots of conflict in the Middle East? How can the international community promote dialogue and solutions to a lasting peace? Which future scenarios can be envisaged after the current crisis? Tomorrow, CIDOB is organising the international conference 'War and Peace in the 21st Century. The future of the Middle East: understanding conflict, building peace'. In the first panel, Avi Gil, former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel; Omar Shaban, Founder and Director of Pal-Think for Strategic Studies; Salam KAWAKIBI, Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies; and Mirette F. Mabrouk, Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the Egypt and the Horn of Africa Program at the Middle East Institute, will discuss the roots of conflict in the Middle East and which future scenarios can be envisaged for the region. The conversation will be chaired by Ángeles Espinosa, journalist and former Middle East Correspondent for El País. The second panel will analyse the international dimension of the conflict and how the international community can promote dialogue and solutions for a lasting peace, with Merissa Khurma, Non-Resident Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy; Mohanad Hage Ali, Deputy Director for Research at Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center; Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House; and Gérard Araud, Distinguished Fellow at the Europe Center of the Atlantic Council. The panel will be chaired by Natalia Sancha, journalist and political analyst, and former Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Process. The conference will be opened by Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona, and introduced by Josep Borrell, President of CIDOB. Following the concluding remarks by CIDOB's director Pol Morillas, Jaume Duch, Minister for European Union and Foreign Action of the Government of Catalonia, will close the conference. Read the full programme 🔗https://lnkd.in/dSZNMBHm

Enfront dels aranzels imposats per Donald Trump, com pot reaccionar Europa? "A la UE estem afectats tots de la mateixa manera, i per tant tindrem interès a reaccionar units", explica Josep Borrell, nou president del CIDOB, en entrevista al Cafè d'idees. "Donald Trump no compta el superàvit en serveis, però les empreses americanes tenen uns guanys enormes amb Europa. Hauríem d'atacar fiscalment els productors de serveis americans, entre ells les empreses tecnològiques" ▶Recupera l'entrevista completa: https://lnkd.in/d9T2sPAD

Avui, Josep Borrell ha iniciat el seu mandat com a nou president del CIDOB, amb una trobada amb tot l'equip on ha manifestat la seva voluntat de contribuir a reforçar el posicionament internacional del CIDOB, en un moment de canvi de l'ordre internacional, i d'aproximar els estudis, la reflexió i l'anàlisi prospectiva als decisors polítics, així com al conjunt de la societat.   Per conèixer més a fons la tasca del CIDOB i les diferents línies de recerca, Josep Borrell s'ha reunit amb l'equip investigador, amb qui ha conversat sobre el seu nou llibre, "Europe, in the ‘Arc of Fire’", que aborda els reptes geopolítics i de seguretat d'Europa. Posteriorment, ha assistit a una primera reunió amb el Patronat del CIDOB, on ha tingut l'oportunitat d'abordar els reptes futurs i les prioritats del seu mandat amb els membres del màxim òrgan de govern de la institució. El primer acte públic del nou president del CIDOB serà la conferència internacional 'War and Peace in the 21st Century', que tindrà lloc dissabte 5 d'abril, i que abordarà les causes del conflicte a l'Orient Mitjà i la seva dimensió internacional.

How does a think tank work from the inside? Today, we welcomed a group of graduate students from Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals to share CIDOB's mission and research work with them, and how we translate our work into valuable inputs for society and disseminate it to wider audiences. Thank you all for joining us!

🌎 #CIDOBGlobalAgenda What dates will mark the international agenda in April?    ◾ 2-3 April | Informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Warsaw to discuss Europe's rearmament    ◾ 3-4 April | First EU-Central Asia summit    ◾ 12 April | General elections in Gabon    ◾ 13 April | Second round of presidential elections in Ecuador    ◾ 13 April | Opening of the Osaka World Expo    ◾ 21-26 April | Spring Meetings of the WBG and the IMF    ◾ 28 April | Federal elections in Canada    Sign up for CIDOB's newsletter and receive it every month in your inbox!    📩In English: https://lnkd.in/dZ3y3kDK 📩En català: https://lnkd.in/dU_WpQbz 📩En español: https://lnkd.in/dY3nb54V

Yesterday, CIDOB organised a Youth Lab in the frame of the #InvigoratEU project, where participants debated the challenges of EU enlargement and the neighborhood policy of the EU, and issued recommendations for policymakers and civil society actors on how to tackle these challenges. The outcomes of the debate will be integrated into the development of a multidimensional toolbox aimed at policymakers and civil society actors for invigorating the EU’s enlargement and neighbourhood policy.