Without the ability to influence the conflict parties or credibly enforce a ceasefire, the international community has left a security vacuum in Nagorny Karabakh.

The Russian-brokered ceasefire in Nagorny Karabakh appears to be holding. But with each side claiming ‘victory’, diplomatic space needs to be carved out swiftly before new violence breaks out.

One year on from a major outbreak of violence, the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process is again in peril. The international community can either hang back and wait for war, or opt for diplomatic shock...

Two years ago, Armenia and Azerbaijan came close to the brink of all-out war. Now political changes in Armenia have created a new opening – and new challenges for all parties.

De-escalatory measures and new faces are shaking up the moribund peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But to make good on their pledges, the parties will need to reform their political...

Positive steps towards Armenian-Azerbaijani peace do not compensate for the weaknesses of a largely de-institutionalized, top-down process.

Hopes the two countries would find ways to reinvigorate long-stagnant negotiations have faltered, despite the sustained reduction in violations of the Nagorny Karabakh ceasefire.

Deadly clashes at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan have followed renewed disappointment in the peace process, and cast a new shadow over its future.

The inability to avoid a minor incident’s slide into a major one is a worrying new trend indicating a growing ‘totalization’ of the conflict beyond contested sovereignty in Nagorny Karabakh itself....

To move beyond the Armenian-Azerbaijani impasse after July's clashes, a piecemeal approach and wider dialogue are needed

Caucasus expert Laurence Broers analyses the causes, dynamics, and possible outcomes of the current fighting in the South Caucasus.