... populism, Ilham Aliyev maintained the image of a respectable politician, although he did not escape the rigid rhetoric about Karabakh. What is the sense of shifting the election’s date then, if the result was quite predictable?
Sergey Markedonov:
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: At the Crossroads of Foreign Policy Interests
Formally, the elections were shifted because of the ceremonies dedicated to the centenary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first national state of Azerbaijanis, proclaimed ...
Andrei Kortunov about the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, end of the war in Ukraine, the nuclear deal with Iran, and Turkey's heated relations with the West.
The Director General of the Russian Council on International Affairs, Andrei Kortunov, in an interview to Vestnik Kavkaza ...
... country's declining economic performance doubled with Russia's weak economic situation following Western sanctions and the negligible economic benefits of the EEU's Customs Union for Armenia.
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Sergey Markedonov:
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: At
the Crossroads of Foreign Policy Interests
Moreover, Armenia's
economic dependence
(notably in the key sectors of energy and transportation infrastructure) on Russia, which is a result of the presidencies of Robert Kocharian ...
The conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh was one of the first of its kind in the former USSR. Over the past quarter of a century, it has transformed from an intercommunal and inter-republic conflict within a single state (the USSR) into a protracted confrontation between Armenia ...
... (where the Armenian diaspora in key European states and the U.S. play a major role), to put it bluntly, will be influenced by the success or failure of the Normandy Quartet on Ukraine.
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Hovhannes Nikoghosyan:
An Echo of the Little War in Nagorno-Karabakh
Meanwhile, the relations with Brussels and Washington will depend not only on Ukraine, and the pace of domestic reforms or democratic processes
[4]
, but on the willingness of the EU and the U.S. to seek alternative grounds for cooperation ...
In 2017, we are likely to see more skirmishes in Nagorno-Karabakh, since neither party learned the lessons from the escalation that took place last spring: information on the truce being periodically breached keeps coming in. Most likely, the conflict will not be resolved, but its escalation into a ...
... foreign state. Most likely though, this is an export version featuring a reduced range of 250–280 kilometers (instead of the standard 500). That said, this is
more than enough
for the Armenian armed forces given the configuration of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The special attention enjoyed by the supply of the Iskanders to Armenia
is due
to the so-called “four-day war”. Most likely, the Iskanders appeared in the Armenian army before April 2016: Rumours of their actual or anticipated ...
... 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,...
... armed group’s appeal for people to come out into the streets in support of an “uprising”, demanding the resignation of the President and the release of those whom the group claims to be political prisoners. These include veteran of the Nagorno-Karabakh War Jirair Sefilian, leader of the Founding Parliament opposition group, who was arrested a month ago on suspicion of plotting an armed coup. Eight people
were taken hostage
, including two high-ranking police officers. During the week,...
... develop in the medium term and it is unlikely that there will be a quick breakthrough, Baku will nevertheless be satisfied with the renewed dynamism in what is now a predominantly Russian-led OSCE Minsk Group peace process.
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Vladimir Evseev:
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Minsk Process as
a Path to Settlement
Provisions for the creation of an OSCE ceasefire monitoring mechanism along the line of contact, as set out in the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ statement after Vienna, reflect concern ...
