The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Ends, But Will Another Begin?
Michael Novakhov's favorite articles on Inoreader The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Ends, But Will Another Begin? posted at 19:16:48 UTC via cepa.org The de-facto Armenian authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh announced on September 28 the dismantling of all institutions by January, marking the end of the enclave, which dates back to the beginning of the Soviet period. The Armenian government of the region, which it calls Artsakh, has dissolved, its army surrendered, and one of its former leaders was arrested , all in the space of a few days. It is an ignominious end to a 35-year-old statelet. This also marks an end to a tragic story of one of the most brutal territorial and ethnic conflicts in what was once the Soviet Union, and ushers in an interesting precedent where a post-Soviet country successfully reconquered its lost territories. Azerbaijan’s victory changes the ethnic composition on the ground. At the time of publication, more than 50% of Karabakh’s Armenian population of 1
