The Second Qarabagh War: Causes, Situations, and Consequences

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1 Corresponding Author, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the causes, contexts and consequences of the second Karabakh war and the role of regional actors such as Russia and Turkey in it. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been one of the ongoing conflicts in the space after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, which has affected the South Caucasus during three decades of political and security relations. In the fall of 2020, a six-week war changed the dynamics of the three-decade conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed region of Karabakh, and a full-scale war between the two actors over the Karabakh crisis took place. This research tries to investigate the political and military situation of the Second Karabakh War and the role of regional actors such as Russia and Turkey in this war and investigate the political and security consequences of this war. It seems that the second Nagorno-Qarabagh war was influenced by the change in the balance of power between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the change in the political approach of regional actors (Russia and Turkey) towards the Nagorno-Qarabagh crisis. The research method in this article is case, historical-contextual, and the data collection method is document study.

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  • Receive Date: 20 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 15 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 20 September 2021

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