Armenia and Azerbaijan

Since before they regained their independence in 1991, Armenians and Azerbaijanis have been locked in one of the most bitterly contested conflicts in the world, centered around rival claims to the territory of Mountainous Karabakh in the South Caucasus. In 1994 Armenians won an unsustainable military victory; twenty-six years later Azerbaijan turned the tables with a crushing triumph in 2020, eventually leading to its military reincorporation of Mountainous Karabakh and a return to diplomacy.Comprehensively revised throughout, the second edition of this authoritative book covers the origins of the conflict, its transformation into a strategic rivalry lasting three decades and its tumultuous, coercive denouement. This edition includes a brand new chapter on the post-war regional dynamics of the 2020-25 era and a new epilogue assessing the prospects for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.