After Karabakh

War, Peace, and the Forging of a New Caucasus

Svante E Cornell, Damjan Mišković

• Publisher: AFPC Press
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781963271911
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Historia de Europa del Este

The outcome of the Second Karabakh War is a watershed event in the modern history of Eurasia. It represents the moment of conception of a new South Caucasus, the only part of the world that borders on Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Unsurprisingly, external powers like the U.S., China, the EU, India, and the GCC states are all taking greater interest in its future. Written for scholars and designed for classroom use, AFTER KARABAKH: War, Peace, and the Forging of a New Caucasus is the go-to book for anyone trying to make sense of the geopolitics of this often-misunderstood conflict. As the editors argue in their Introduction, the end of the conflict over Karabakh "will serve as a catalyst for the instauration of a much-anticipated peace dividend centered on optimizing the region's strategic connectivity potential."

As Michael Doran writes in the Foreword, AFTER KARABAKH "performs a great service to students of international politics. We now have in one volume a set of comprehensive analyses of the main dimensions of the Second Karabakh War. By producing sharp, judicious, and readable accounts, the authors, who are all internationally recognized experts in their fields, have ensured that this volume will become the standard account of the conflict."

Editors

Svante E. Cornel l is Research Director of the American Foreign Policy Council's Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and a co-founder of the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP).

Damjan Krnjevi? Miškovi? is Professor of Practice at ADA University, where he serves concurrently as Director for Policy Research, Analysis, and Publications at the Institute for Development and Diplomacy and Co-Editor of Baku Dialogues.

Contributors

Robert M. Cutler, NATO Association of Canada and University of Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation.

Michael Doran, Hudson Institute.

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, U.S. Naval War College and Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Fariz Ismailzade, ADA University.

Onnik James Krikorian, Tbilisi-based journalist and photojournalist.

Niklas Nilsson, Swedish Defence University.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• The Geopolitics of the Caucasus and the Road to War
• Perfect Timing and Statecraft
• The Foreign and Security Policies of Armenia and Azerbaijan, 1994--2020
• The Evolving Role of the West in the Armenia--Azerbaijan Conflict
• Sitting on Two Chairs
• Gradually, then Suddenly
• Iran’s Role in the Armenia--Azerbaijan Conflict
• Armenia’s Pashinyan Conundrum
• No More War, Not Yet Peace
• Military Lessons from the Second Karabakh War
• The Geopolitical Causes and Consequences of the Second Karabakh War
• About the Contributors