The Institute was admitted as a member of the most prestigious network of Ibero-American think tanks.

During the General Assembly of the Ibero-American Network for International Studies (RIBEI), held on November 5, 2018 in Lisbon, it was concluded that IPDAL meets all the conditions to be among the most influential study centers in Latin America and Spain.

RIBEI includes institutions such as the Argentine Council for International Relations, the Institute of International Relations of the University of São Paulo and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation of Brazil, the Real Instituto Elcano of Spain, the University of the Pacific of Peru, the Global Democracy Foundation and Development of the Dominican Republic, the Uruguayan Center for International Relations, the ISCTE-IUL Center for International Studies and IPRI, in Portugal, among others.

The President of IPDAL made a point of pointing out that we live at a time when think tanks and reflection centers assume a preponderant role in analyzing our collective problems and pointing out solutions, since political actors themselves feel the need for sustained and comprehensive responses. long-term thinking.