Implications of the second Nagorno Karabakh war for Armenia
Implications of the second Nagorno Karabakh war for Armenia

Author(s): Benyamin Poghosyan
Subject(s): Military policy, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Nagorno Karabakh;
Summary/Abstract: The second Nagorno Karabakh war ended with Armenia's capitulation. The unrecognized Nagorno Karabakh Republic lost approximately 75 percent of ist territories, including parts of the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region within its 1988 borders. However, despite the clear defeat of Armenia, the conflict has not been solved. Azerbaijan was not able to invade the whole territory of Nagorno Karabakh and currently, some 3,000 square km of the territory is being controlled by Russian peacekeepers effectively creating a de facto Russian protectorate. The defeat of Armenia will have profound economic and political implications for Armenia and will affect Armenia's foreign and defense policy.

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