Russia’s Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus in the Context of Increasing New Regional Competition
Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan UniversityThe purpose of this article is to study various factors of Russia’s foreign policy in the South Caucasus during the 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) war of 2020 and in the post-war period.
Zhak Manukyan
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Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Positioning towards Russia and Its Impact on the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Hedging Strategy [PDF]
The Review of International AffairsA theoretical framework rooted in hedging is used to analyse how Azerbaijan’s foreign policy towards Russia evolved and its significant impact on the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Ana Jović-Lazić, Stefan Bošković
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Jurnal Riset Ilmu Hukum. The Nagorno-Karabakh territorial dispute is a conflict in an enclave with a majority Armenian population. This issue originates from World War I, the shifts in Glasnost and Perestroika policies, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, resulting in ...
F. M. Iqbal, Irawati
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A Privilege That Can Be Withdrawn: Regulation of Exit in Russia and Other Post‐Soviet Republics
International Migration, Volume 64, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT The former Soviet Union's restrictions on citizens' foreign travel or emigration were notoriously draconian. Yet what replaced them in the fifteen independent states of the post‐Soviet region has not been well analysed. Outside the Baltic republics, the monolithic and prohibitive policies of the Soviet past have given way to a patchwork of ...
Matthew Light, Leonid Kosals
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Nagorno-Karabakh War and Humanitarian Crisis: Legal and Political Implications for the International Community [PDF]
Drepturile Omului, 2021 The ceasefire agreement among parties after 44 days war in Nagorno-Karabakh has not created a fertile ground for the foundation of sustainable peace. The lack of an international investigation into the waged war against people of Artsakh and military ...
Mikayel Khachatryan, Harutyun Voskanyan
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The Evolution of Talysh Ethnic Identity: From Soviet Manipulation to Contemporary Reality
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 233-245, January 2026.ABSTRACT The article delves into the historical and contemporary aspects of the Talysh people's ethnic identity, tracing its evolution from the Russian Empire, through the Soviet Union's nationality policies, to the current situation in independent Azerbaijan.
Petr Kokaisl
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Iran's Quandary on Nagorno-Karabakh [PDF]
, 2021 The Azerbaijan-Armenia war on Nagorno-Karabakh was a serious challenge for the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic in ...
Khoshnood, Arvin, Khoshnood, Ardavan
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RUSSIA’S DETERRENCE STRATEGY IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
AustralThe article analyzes the two-part strategy Russia developed to address the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2020. First, the country helped to weaken Armenia’s position in Nagorno-Karabakh and consolidate Azerbaijan’s.
Miguel Paradela López
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Framing Irredentism: Ancient Statehood, Sacred Lands and Causes and the National Family
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 103-113, January 2026.ABSTRACT Although irredentism—the attempt by states to retrieve ‘lost’ lands and peoples—rarely occurs, it has highly destabilizing effects on international security and is difficult to resolve given the number of actors drawn into these conflicts.
John Nagle
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Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: why the ‘black garden’ will not blossom any time soon. Security Policy Brief No. 71, April 2016 [PDF]
, 2016 After the recent escalation of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia-backed separatist forces of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh – the bloodiest and most wide-ranging for the last 22 years – the South Caucasus has re-emerged in ...
Schumacher , Tobias
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