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Closing the circle: starting from scratch
From a theoretical point of view, any armed conflict has a life cycle. In the early stages, due to sharp disagreement or opposition in...
Armenia, Russia’s Latest Defeat in Diplomacy
If anything could be worse for Putin and the Russian government in 2023, the drifting away of Armenia is one more misfortune. Nagorno-Karabakh, an...
Azerbaijan Takes Advantage of Armenia’s Strategic Isolation to Resume Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
It was only a matter of time before hostilities would resume in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region contested by Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians. A war was...
The agreement was reached to stop the Azerbaijan’s Anti-TerrorOperation in Karabakh: quo vadis?
On September 19, 2023, the enduring and deeply entrenched issue of Karabakh, which has been a source of contention between Armenia and Azerbaijan since...
Sharp deterioration of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced the beginning of a limited anti-terrorist operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ministry said the operation aims to ensure the implementation...
Illegal elections in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh Rejected by International Community
Illegal elections organized by separatist Armenians on September 9, 2023 in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, where Russian peacekeeping troops are temporarily stationed, have added a...
Ending the Nagorno-Karabakh Siege, lessons from Syria
Authors: David Akopyan, Hrair Balian
The conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria have distinct root causes and regional contexts. However, they share the common thread of...
There are no external solutions to the local disputes in Karabakh
On 16 August, the United Nations Security Council met to discuss the situation in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Armenia had requested the meeting...
Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Negotiations: Mediators Have Responsibility to Protect
The United States and European Union are mediating an end to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan festering since the fall of the Soviet...
Armenians of Artsakh: An Indigenous Nation Targeted by Genocidal Regional Powers
Since 12 December 2022, Azerbaijan and its ally, Turkey, have blockaded the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in an attempt to possess the region...