Solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic and the geopolitical transformation of the Caucasus Cover Image

Soluționarea conflictului din Nagorno-Karabakh între consecințele pandemiei Covid 19 și transformarea geopolitică a Caucazului
Solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic and the geopolitical transformation of the Caucasus

Author(s): George Vlad Niculescu
Subject(s): Politics, Regional Geography, Security and defense, Health and medicine and law, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: conflict; negotiations; war; Caucasus; great powers; diplomacy; imbalance;

Summary/Abstract: In spite of the expansion of the Covid 19 pandemic in all Europe including the Caucasus, Azerbaijan decided to attack the Armenian forces from the separatist region Nagorno-Karabakh, with the massive diplomatic and military support given by Turkey. Since the negotiations under the umbrella of the Minsk Group did not produce a satisfactory outcome for Baku, the legal owner of the separatist area, Azerbaijan decided to use military power against Armenia, knowing that Russia will not provide military support to Armenia, which is a CSTO member, for the defense of Nagorno Karabakh since this territory is not covered by the CSTO guarantees. In the end, Russia and Turkey proved to be the main actors able to bring a peace proposal for Baku and Yerevan, while Iran remained disatisfied with the minor role it played in the conflict and during the peace negotiations.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 16-24
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian