... confrontation with Armenia or Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan Ready for War?
The Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict is rather unpredictable. The April war of 2016 proved that as well as constantly confirms the ongoing arms race between Armenia, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Azerbaijan. One should note that in 2007-2014, Azerbaijan has significantly increased its military potential by investing huge funds in purchasing military equipment in Russia, Israel, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, etc....
... Administration of the President (since 1995), has successfully been playing the role of moderator, but
due to his health problems
, additional strength is required; otherwise the "cementing" of the power system will be incomplete.
Elia Bescotti:
Nagorno-Karabakh: can the “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia bring to a conflict with Azerbaijan?
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's stability comes with a downside. It is built on the monopolization of the political space and the marginalization of secularist opposition. It is important that the weakness of the secular ...
... issues of the international agenda that will be discussed at the forthcoming UN General Assembly, including the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, end of the war in Ukraine, reduction of tensions over the nuclear deal with Iran, and Turkey's heated ... ... with the West.
- Andrey Vadimovich, how do you assess the prospects for the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on the fields of the UN General Assembly?
- Any meeting between high representatives of these two countries is very important,...
... be a cosmetic image of Russia-Armenia defence and security relations.
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Murad Gassanly:
Azerbaijan and the Four Day War: Breaking
the Karabakh Deadlock
Moreover, in the light of Russia's procrastination efforts on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia is also eager to gain political dividends from the West on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Furthermore, Yerevan officials are willing to achieve some sympathy prior to parliamentary elections in Armenia, notably after the popular dissent rallies ...
... of force from the settlement process should be prioritized. The “any solution is possible, except military confrontation” formula should form the crux of the negotiations.
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. After three years of military hostilities (1991–1994), Armenian forces gained control over almost the entire territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, save for a few small territories in the Martuni and Mardakert districts. Five districts outside the Autonomous Region fell under complete Armenian control, and two outside districts fell under partial Armenian control,...
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. Hovhannes Nikoghosyan, “A Little War that Didn’t Shake the World: a View from Yerevan,” Russian International Affairs Council, 08 April 2016,
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... confidence in their military superiority.
This is important for Moscow, since any further escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could lead to rather undesirable consequences. If the hostilities spread from the territory of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic into Armenian territory, Moscow will face a tough dilemma: Either to shrink from meeting its obligations as an ally, which would deal a harsh blow to the prestige of Russia and the CSTO, or to risk a conflict with Azerbaijan. That’s why, from Moscow’s ...
... the country’s socioeconomic situation), yet it will be significant in the context of national security. Therefore, the two main points to consider about Mr. Putin and Mr. Sargsyan’s meeting are the regional factor and the factor of Russian-Armenian relations.
The escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh was a serious challenge that jolted Armenia, gave a great impetus to the sociopolitical movement in the contended territory, and made people think about the role of Russia and of the Russian-Azerbaijani relations. Besides the authorities,...
... lose ground on the issue. However, the events of April proved to be a game changer on the issue. The so-called “four-day war” showed that the high level of corruption and shortage of budget assets were affecting the security interests of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Besides, the events gave a push to the negotiating process, with many arguing that the status quo could not be maintained and the Armenian side had to make concessions. In all likelihood, it was the widespread rumours about possible ...
... about its position in the conflict. First, there is a growing international legal recognition of Azerbaijan’s case on Nagorno Karabakh. For example, the European Court of Human Rights passed a judgement last year, confirming that the Republic of Armenia "
exercised effective control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding territories
" (rather than the so-called “
NKR
” authorities), which
carries long-term international legal implications
.
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Hovhannes Nikoghosyan:
Ahead of the ‘Substantial’ ...
