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Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide

De Waal on the “Great Catastrophe”

The G-Word: The Armenian Massacre and the Politics  of Genocide

Event: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide

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Russia and the West Still Need Each Other in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Anna Ohanyan
- November 24, 2020
The pact Russia brokered in Nagorno-Karabakh has plenty of holes. Yet while their relations with the Kremlin remain tense, Western powers are better equipped to patch up the agreement’s shortcomings than Russia is, and they have strong reasons for trying to do so.
- Strategic Europe
What Role for Europe as Georgia Heads Toward Political Turmoil?
- Nona Mikhelidze
- November 24, 2020
Georgia has missed the chance to achieve a coalition government and end the tradition of one-party rule. After its 2020 parliamentary election, the country seems doomed to another four years of oligarchic rule.
- Strategic Europe
What Role for Europe in the New Post-War Caucasus?
- Thomas de Waal
- November 19, 2020
Russia’s peace deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan has halted the war over Nagorny Karabakh and exposed the Western countries as bystanders. The Europeans must now try to help shape a lasting peace on the ground.
- Diwan
An Indispensible Diaspora
- Michael Young
- November 18, 2020
- - عربي
In an interview, Sevak Khatchadorian discusses how Armenians in the Arab world reacted to the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
- Diwan
Playing Great Games in the South Caucasus
- Michael Young
- November 12, 2020
- - عربي
In an interview, Alexander Gabuev discusses the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and identifies winners and losers.
- Commentary
A Stunted Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Paul Stronski
- November 12, 2020
The six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has ended, shifting the regional landscape in the Caucasus. Yet the fragile peace has come at great cost to Armenia, which feels betrayed by Russia and abandoned the West.
- Op-Ed
The Nagorny Karabakh Conflict Marks the Return of Great-Power Politics
- Thomas de Waal
- November 11, 2020
- New York Times
Russia and Turkey have brokered a peace deal for the Nagorny Karabakh conflict that greatly enhances their military presence in a region where they were losing influence.
- Op-Ed
No Compromise in Sight for Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Thomas de Waal
- October 26, 2020
- Foreign Affairs
Nagorny Karabakh remains one of the most tragic and persistent disputes in Europe. Unless Armenia and Azerbaijan conclude that resolving the conflict is more in their common interest than persisting with force or allowing others to resolve it for them, it will likely remain unresolved for another generation.
- Paper
Russia’s Stony Path in the South Caucasus
- Philip Remler
- October 20, 2020
As the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan heats up, Russia struggles to contend with a vastly more complicated landscape in the South Caucasus.
- Commentary
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Is a Bad Omen
- Paul Stronski
- October 14, 2020
With the United States shrugging off its erstwhile role as the world’s policeman, can anyone stop the fierce fighting now raging between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

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