This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the long-running dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Armenian-majority region of Azerbaijan. It outlines the historical development of the dispute, explores the political and social aspects of the conflict, examines the wars over the territory including the war of 2020 which resulted in a significant Azerbaijani victory, and discusses the international dimensions.
"M. Hakan Yavuz and Michael M. Gunter, ""Introduction."" Part I: Conceptual and Historical Origins 1. Kamala Imranli-Lowe, ""Karabakh: Historical Background."" 2. Jamil Hasanli, ""The Sovietization of Azerbaijan and a Road to Autonomy in Nagorno-Karabakh (1920–1923)."" 3. Eldar Abbasov, ""Armenian Irredendist Nationalism and Its Transformation into the Mass Karabakh Movement,""MIATSUM"" (1965–1988)."" 4. Farid Shafiyev, ""The Orientalizing of Azerbaijanis and the Armenia-Azerbaijani Conflict."" Part II: The First Karabakh War and the Consequences 5. Michael M. Gunter, ""Self-Determination or Territorial Integrity? International Legal/Political Doctrines in Opposition and Their Implications for Karabakh."" 6. Shamkhal Abilov and Ceyhun Mahmudlu, ""The UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh: View from Azerbaijan."" 7. Araz Aslanli, ""The Politics of Ceasefire and the Occupation."" 8. Farhad Mirzayev, ""The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: International Law Appraisal."" 9. Kamal Makili-Aliyev, ""International Law and the Changes in the Status Quo of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020."" Part III: The Second Karabakh War and the Consequences 10. Edward J. Erickson, ""How Do We Explain Victory? The Karabakh Campaign of 2020."" 11. Ali Askerov and Gubad Ibadoglu, ""The Causes and Consequences of the Second Karabakh War: September 27, 2021–November 10, 2021."" Part IV: Foreign Policy and the Karabakh War 12. M. Hakan Yavuz, ""Turkish Foreign Policy and the Karabakh Conflict."" 13. Emil Avdaliani, ""Georgia and the Second Karabakh War."" 14. Esmira Jafarova, ""The Role of the United States in the Armenia-Azerbaijani Conflict."" 15. Orhan Gafarli, ""Russia's Role in the Karabakh Conflict."" 16. Michael B. Bishku, ""Israel's Foreign Policy toward the Karabakh Conflict."" 17. Mesiagha Mahammadi and Vasif Huseynov, ""Iran’s Policies Toward the Karabakh Conflict."" 18. Brendon J. Cannon, ""The Arab States and the Karabakh War."" 19. Ozay Mehmet, ""The Nagorno-Karabakh War: Diaspora Politics in Canadian Foreign Policy."""
M. Hakan Yavuz is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, USA. Michael M. Gunter is a Professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological University, USA.
