Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia vs. Azerbaijan explained

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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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.

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[PoliticswithPaint]

UPDATE (10th November 2020): The Armenian government and the de-facto authorities of the Republic of Artsakh have announced an end of the 2020 Karabakh war, as they can no longer support the war effort. They and Azerbaijan have agreed to start implementing a peace plan brokered by Russia. Not all details are public yet, but we know that it is similar to the Madrid principles shown in the video:  

- Armenian forces will withdraw from all of Karabakh 
- Armenia will return certain regions in the Karabakh lowlands to Azerbaijani control 
- Azerbaijani forces will remain in control of all the recently captured territory in Karabakh 
- Russian peacekeepers will be stationed in the parts of Nagorno-Karabakh still under Armenian control, based in Stepanakert/Xankəndi to enforce the ceasefire for 5 years
- Armenia will retain a temporary corridor with Nagorno-Karabakh protected by Russian peacekeeping forces  
- Internally displaced people and refugees will be returning to Karabakh 
- An exchange of prisoners of war, detained persons and the dead will be conducted.
- Armenia agreed to allow the construction of infrastructure linking Azerbaijan's autonomous Nakhichevan exclave with the rest of the country

The Azerbaijani government has also announced that Turkey will be part of the peacekeeping force, however no details have been released yet on that. It is also not yet clear what will happen to the Armenian populated regions of Karabakh (will they be reintegrated into Azerbaijan with autonomy or without?).

[vichech]

They are not 15 million Azerbaijanies in Iran, they are more than 30 million

[Sumirevins]

When you realise world history is more Interesting than any movie

[tengkualiff]

Interestingly enough, this war is a good case study of propaganda and disinformation tactics coming from both sides, some include to encourage conscription and to influence international support for either side. As a PR practitioner, it was a great look at geopolitics.

[tekamer]

I’m not going to judge since I know how difficult politics are up close even if they seem easier from the outside but your explanations by themselves never give off a vibe that this is oversimplified. Great job !

[iphoneperson]

I'm very new to this whole international relations field, and I find it all fascinating, but I'm starting to realize how MESSY everything is. IR seems like a never-ending web of alliances and rivalries. It feels rewarding to learn about this stuff, but I feel like the more I learn, the less I feel I know. Either way, PLEASE keep making these videos, they are excellent.

[mraydinking]

Nooooldu Pasinyan
What Happened Pashinyan

[cavid_]

Я азербайджанец и хочу мира между нашими странами. Я не ненавижу армян. Как может человек ненавидеть того, кого он не видел в своей жизни? проклятые войны. Армяне очень похожи на нас, мир и любовь
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[chrisyuri]

never had anything so complicated explained in such a easy to understand way, thanks.

[尹鹏程-lz]

I hope to put subtitles on the video, because my English is not good, so I hope it will be more convenient to watch. The video is great.

[mervekilic]

I have to say that your video is so informative and makes people understand easily to this complex conflix. As an international relations graduate, I found your video helpful. (Also, I liked your sense of humor, it is hard to do this especially on such a topic like political) Thanks.

[TWCHHK]

Perfectly explained. Thank you. You earned a new sub. Greetings from Switzerland! May all these conflicts in the world stop and the people find peace and happiness. I can't help but be shocked of people in our western countries who complain for the smallest things whilst not too far away, some have suffered during their entire lives...

[ejderallahverdiyev]

As a Azerbaijani thanks for unbiased video it was pretty well-crafted.Although it seems like you really worked hard on this video it would be very nice for you to mention UNSC resolutions about this war.But thanks very much overall.Good job

[Ali-gtwj]

PWP: finally upload a video about nagorno-karabakh conflict

me : impossible

[BrotherPo]

5:37 has reinforced my deeply held belief that the words "Autonomous Region" are a clear sign that something severely wrong is going on. Excellent job, and I look forward to the next one!

[yourhappiness]

10:06
-oğlum, sucuk, ayran?
-amk
Shghvkkc 😂

[kabodra]

You have made a mistake in 9:34. Azerbaijanis don't consider themselves to be the descendants of ancient locals of the region. Azerbaijanis consider themselves as descendants of those Seljuq Turks who migrated to the region starting from the 11th century. What is Azerbaijan is saying about Albanians is that Armenians were not the initial inhabitants of Qarabagh, as they claim, but it was Albanians who lived in Qarabagh in the ancient times. Azerbaijanis don't claim to be descendants of those Albanians, "who somehow started to speak Turkish". You mixed up two things

[pablomeneses]

wonderful video, thanks for clearing up this war! the newspapers in my country do not pay much attention to this war!

[robertmkhitaryan]

Great vid, as an armenian I dont see why It got dislike bombed though, It remains very unbiased and informative.

[superbrawl]

So glad I found this channel, this is great