The Nagorno-Karabakh-conflict involving Armenia, the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan has been described as one of many frozen conflicts worldwide. However, the latest developments of 2020 have demonstrated that the ice seems to have melted. In truth, the conflict was heading into the direction of escalation since at least 2016, as the ongoing peace process has yielded little to no results.

This video is a simplified summary and analysis of what is going on in this conflict: How did the conflict about Karabakh start? What is it about? And which countries are involved? We are taking a look at the conflict's historic development since 1918, explore the value of Karabakh to the Armenian and Azerbaijani people and also touch upon the involvement of the most prominent regional powers in this conflict: Turkey, Russia and Iran.

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Music:

No.1 A Minor Waltz (by Esther Abrami)
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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
1:28 History 1918-1994
5:34 Developments after 1994
6:22 Unsuccessful peace process
7:23 Status quo until 2020
8:08 Why is Karabakh important?
8:35 Armenian historic claim
9:30 Azerbaijani historic claim
10:37 Legal claims of both nations
11:40 Karabakh's importance in internal affairs
12:19 Turkey's interests in Karabakh
13:05 Russia's interests in Karabakh
13:40 Iran's interests in Karabakh
14:17 Conclusion and Outro
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Sources:

Baddeley, John F. (1999) The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus. Curzon Press: Surrey.

Baev, Pavel K. (2017) Russia: A Declining Counter-Change Force. In: Cornell, Svante (2017) The International Politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: The Original “Frozen Conflict’’ and European Security. Palgrave MacMillan: New York.

Bebler, Anton (2015) “Frozen conflicts” in Europe. Barbara Budrich Publishers: Opladen.

Cornell, Svante (2017) The International Politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: The Original “Frozen Conflict’’ and European Security. Palgrave MacMillan: New York.

Kuburas, Melita (2011) Ethnic Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. In: Review of European and Russian Affairs (2011), Vol. 6, No. 1, 43-54.

Pokalova, Elena (2015) Conflict Resolution in Frozen Conflicts: Timing in Nagorno-Karabakh. In: Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (2015), Vol. 17, No. 1, 68-85.

Rasizade, Alec (2011) Azerbaijan’s prospects in Nagorno-Karabakh. In: Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (2011), Vol. 13, No. 2, 215-231.
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