Russia and Eurasia
The new geopolitical paradigm of post-Karabakh Armenia
By Abel Riu · 20/10/2025
In his eagerness to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump has recently taken to claiming that he “ended eight wars,” even though this does not necessarily correspond to reality. The case he most often cites is the long-standing dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, despite frequently confusing the years (he has referred to it as […]
Climate Geopolitics, Human Rights, and the Whitewashing of Ethnic Cleansing: Azerbaijan and the COP29
By Catalonia Global Institute · 09/11/2024
By Abel Riu and Mercè Amich With COP29 set to begin in Baku on November 11, Azerbaijan will play a key role in the annual UN-organized climate change summit as the second member in the COP Presidency Trio. This “Troika,” established last year, coordinates the efforts of three successive presidencies -the United Arab Emirates, […]
Russia and Ukraine: the threat of war is real
By Abel Riu · 24/12/2021
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 with Ukraine. The situation is reminiscent of spring 2021, with the difference that this time the size of the troop mobilization is much larger, with 122,000 troops some 200km from the […]
EU-Russia relations: time to break the stalemate?
By Abel Riu · 02/04/2021
“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. Thirty years after the breakup of the USSR, this dream is farther than ever, as the state of relations between the EU and Russia has reached its lowest point, with a […]
The Second Karabakh War and the new geopolitics in the South Caucasus
By Abel Riu · 29/01/2021
2020 is gone, but it has been a year that set global dynamics in fast motion. The tectonic plates of a changing international order have continued to move, giving rise to the emergence of new conflicts and the reactivation of old, unresolved disputes, until recently, wrongly labeled as “frozen” by some analysts. This is the […]
Biden: No more mixed messages to Russia
By Bohdan Nahaylo · 29/01/2021
The new president of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden, is different in style and substance as a political leader from the Republican Donald Trump, whom he defeated in the most bitter presidential election in memory. Many in his own country and abroad hope the new president will restore stability, predictability, and core foundational values […]