CGI | Nagorno Karabakh: The Russia Factor

May 26, 2016 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location:Council on Foreign Relations, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

The recent flareups in Nagorno-Karabakh have shown that the conflict is far from a “frozen” one. As the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalates, Russia has increasingly pursued the role of the leading mediator between the two sides, working alongside the United States and France within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.

But what are Russia’s own goals in mediating — or perpetuating — the conflict? And what are the limits to its control of the situation?

About the Speakers:

Sergey Markedonov is an Associate Professor at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow. He has previously held visiting fellowships at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) from 2010-2013, the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) in 2015, and at the Center for Central Eurasian Studies at the University of Mumbai in January-February, 2016. His extensive writings on security issues in the Caucasus and Russian foreign policy have been published in the journals Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal of Social and Political Studies and Russia in Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, openDemocracy, and many others.