In the end, the Kremlin could indirectly benefit from a military presence in the region
On November 10, 2020, Moscow announced its decision to send peacekeeping troops to Nagorno-Karabakh following the attack of its Mi-24 helicopter over Armenia, thus putting an end to more than six weeks of intense fighting and several decades of skirmishes between the pro-Armenian separatists of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
Michael Lambert:
Who’s Who in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia's choice is resembling ...
... mobilize the masses by bringing up religious sentiments in Afghan and Christian Mujahedeen. However, the ethnic conflict between Armenians and Azeris has always been more troublesome than the religious dispute between Christians and Muslims.
However, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of the last decade and the recent military encounter between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan of this year are different from conflicts in the early 1990s. One of the reasons is the rise of extremist groups in the 21
st
century.
Michael Lambert:
Who’s Who in Nagorno-Karabakh
The crises in Syria and Iraq and the presence of Salafi, Takfiri and Wahhabi forces in the past decade ...
Most of the expert discussions were focused on the question of Nagorno-Karabakh, following the presentation of the report International Crisis Group ... ... Russian International Affairs Council hosted a closed experts seminar on the theme “Conflicts in the Post-Soviet space and CIS policy”.
The event began with a presentation... ... in exchange of Azerbaijan's abstention to conduct international legal claims against Armenia.
The topic produced active debates among the experts, who constructively expressed...
