... irrelevant to the new set of conditions that followed the events of August 2008
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In the politico-geographical introduction to his new report, Jos Boonstra identifies the South Caucasus as a region that “comprises the former Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.” From a legal point of view, he is absolutely right. With the exception of Russia and several countries of Latin America and Oceania, the international community recognizes Georgia within the borders of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, while the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is not recognized neither by ...
... in the process of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. Western diplomats and experts more often criticize Russia for “freezing” rather than seeking to solve this long-festering conflict
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. We should bear in mind, however, that however passive Russia may be, neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia, which are directly involved in the ethno-political confrontation, have demonstrated any inclination to make compromises or concessions. Given this approach, “freezing” the conflict is not the worst of options, although ultimately ...
... The existing legal framework, including membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two countries, allows Yerevan to rely on Moscow’s help in the case of Azerbaijan's aggression against Armenia.
The question is whether these guarantees apply to Nagorno-Karabakh as well, including whether Russia will intervene in the event of war on the territory of this republic alone. At this juncture, the case in question concerns the aggressive actions of Baku not against Stepanakert, but against the territory of Armenia. Therefore, the lack of a clearly ...
Author: Andrei Baikov, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Editor-in-Chief of the International Trends journal
Reflections in the footsteps of Victoria Nuland’s Transcaucasia tour
For several days now, the Russian media has been abuzz over what one journalist dubbed the “explosive” tour of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia taken by Victoria Nuland, whom it has referred to as assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State, but who is actually the assistant to the Under Secretary of State. Interest in Nuland is being fueled by a distorted assessment of her alleged role ...
... S-300V antiaircraft system and brand new Buk-M1-2. In early 2014, a decision was made to provide the base with an 18-aircraft-strong army aviation group armed with Mi-24 combat helicopters and Мi-8 transport helicopters.
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Measured against both Armenian and Azerbaijani forces,
the Russian military group is obviously formidable (see the force strength of the above countries) and defensive in essence, lacking outright air- and surface-based strike systems. As long as it remains on Armenian territory, any Azerbaijani action appears ...
... war" formula used as a possible core of the entire process. However, this solution only has a chance at succeeding if the key actors can agree about what the final goal looks like.
North Caucasus: Domestic Stability Guarantees Foreign Policy Success
Russia's current domination in the Greater Caucasus is the result of Georgia's fears, Azerbaijan's jealousy and Armenia's hopes for the
status quo
. However, despite these controversial assessments of Moscow's role, all three countries see Russia's failure in the North Caucasian as enormously dangerous, since these events might automatically open their countries ...
