Conflict in the Caucasus: How Century’s Old Policy Still Affects the Region Today

On September 19th, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a swift invasion into the Armenian breakaway Republic of Artsakh, forcing its capitulation the next day. Over one hundred thousand Armenians fled the region in the following days, in what Armenia has claimed to be an effort by the Azerbaijani government to ethnically cleanse the Armenian population in the region. The conflict over the small mountainous region, which had raged for 35 years, ended in just one day.

GlobeEzra RubinApril 18, 2024ezra rubin, artsakh, caucasusComment