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Abel Riu

Areas of expertise: Russia and Post-Soviet affairs

Abel Riu holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Barcelona (UB) and a master's degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Uppsala, Sweden (UU). His field of specialization is Post-Soviet affairs, and he regularly collaborates with several Catalan and Spanish media. In recent years he has developed his career in the field of foreign relations in several institutions and international organizations.

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Publications by Abel Riu

International Security Analysis

The new geopolitical paradigm of post-Karabakh Armenia

In his eagerness to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump has recently taken to claiming that he “ended eight wars,” even though this…

BY ABEL RIU 20/10/2025 — 18 MIN READ

Europe Analysis

Russia and Ukraine: the threat of war is real

In October 2021, the CIA began to issue alarm signals regarding a build-up of Russian troops, weapons, and military equipment in the border area…

BY ABEL RIU 24/12/2021 — 12 MIN READ

Analysis

EU-Russia relations: time to break the stalemate?

“A Common European Home from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” That was the vision of the last general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.…

BY ABEL RIU 02/04/2021 — 10 MIN READ

Analysis

The Second Karabakh War and the new geopolitics in the South Caucasus

2020 is gone, but it has been a year that set global dynamics in fast motion. The tectonic plates of a changing international order…

BY ABEL RIU 29/01/2021 — 13 MIN READ