Dr. Farias holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and International Relations from the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP) at the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL). He also holds a Master’s degree in European Studies from the same university and a Master’s degree in International Relations Theory from the University of Aberystwyth. He teaches courses on Contemporary Political Thought, European Integration, Introduction to International Relations, the Post-Soviet Space, Advanced Methodologies for International Relations, and Foreign Policy of the Great Powers at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at ISCSP-UTL.