{"id":261837,"date":"2023-09-26T20:04:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=261837"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:14:29","slug":"war-in-the-caucasus-azerbaijan-should-respect-the-autonomy-of-the-armenian-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/war-in-the-caucasus-azerbaijan-should-respect-the-autonomy-of-the-armenian-population\/","title":{"rendered":"War in the Caucasus \u2013 Azerbaijan should respect the autonomy of the Armenian population"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWar in the Caucasus \u2013 Azerbaijan should respect the autonomy of the Armenian population<\/strong>\u201d published in<\/strong> The Hindu <\/strong>on\u00a026th<\/sup> September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 International Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>About Azerbaijan recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh<\/strong><\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>Azerbaijan has recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave, with the help of Turkey. This shows the changing power dynamics in the Caucasus region where American, Russian, and Turkish interests collide.<\/p>\n

What is conflict about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The conflict originated during the final stages of the Soviet Union, when the majority Armenian-Christian population conducted a referendum to declare independence from Azerbaijan, which had a Shia majority.<\/p>\n

Until recently, Nagorno-Karabakh was under the administration of Armenian separatists with support from the Republic of Armenia.<\/p>\n

However, in 2020, Azerbaijan, with backing from Turkey, engaged in a conflict with Armenia, which is a Russian treaty partner.<\/p>\n

This conflict resulted in the capture of a significant portion of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan. Despite Russia’s role in brokering a ceasefire, it provided limited assistance to Armenia, and the ceasefire short-lived.<\/p>\n

Further, Azerbaijan blockaded the Lachin Corridor<\/strong>, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, causing severe economic hardship for the enclave’s 120,000 residents.<\/p>\n

Despite international criticism, Azerbaijan maintained control over the corridor and restricted the flow of goods and medicines.<\/p>\n

Recently, Azerbaijan attacked Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, forcing the separatists to cede full control of the enclave.<\/p>\n

Must Read: <\/strong>Why does the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh remain unresolved?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What caused <\/strong>Azerbaijan to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First,<\/strong> Turkey supported Azerbaijan both politically and militarily, seeking a greater role in the Caucasus region.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> Russia’s engagement in Ukraine weakened its influence in the Caucasus, leaving Armenia dissatisfied with Moscow’s lack of action during the conflict.<\/p>\n

Hence, recognizing this geopolitical advantage, Azerbaijan took control of the enclave.<\/p>\n

What can be the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Azerbaijan’s recent takeover has caused a significant refugee movement into Armenia, accompanied by allegations of genocidal crimes.<\/p>\n

Hence, to peacefully integrate Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan must guarantee equal rights and respect autonomy for the Armenian population. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Failure to do so may result in resistance from the Armenians, posing challenges for Azerbaijan’s control over the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWar in the Caucasus \u2013 Azerbaijan should respect the autonomy of the Armenian population\u201d published in The Hindu on\u00a026th September 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 International Relations Relevance: About Azerbaijan recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh News: Azerbaijan has recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave, with the help of Turkey. This shows the… Continue reading War in the Caucasus \u2013 Azerbaijan should respect the autonomy of the Armenian population<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,239,10498],"class_list":["post-261837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}