“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which… Read More ›
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Nagorno-Karabakh : Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict begins to escalate
It’s difficult to say whether this is coincidental, or a matter of policy, but the conflict, and killings between Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan have taken a worrying trend during the period of Hillary Clinton’s visit to the region. In… Read More ›
February 1988 : 7 Days that led to war.
Last year in Artsakh was the 20th Anniversary of the declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union and this year will be 20 years since the liberation of Shushi. These are significant milestones in the birth of the modern Nagorno-Karabakh… Read More ›
Artsakh Peace and Recognition: The future is not in the past.
On the 1st January 2012, Ireland takes up the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and as Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze points out “ Ireland’s chairmanship faces a lot of challenges”. In recognition of… Read More ›
Stepanakert (Nagorno-Karabakh) : A Celebration
88 years after Khankendi was renamed Stepanakert after Stepan Shahumyan ( the ethnic Armenian “Caucasian Lenin”) the city is now a vibrant place to be, and looks positively to the future. This is despite the fact that 20 miles to… Read More ›
Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army helps maintain the peace
The Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army was formed in the early 1990’s to protect the remaining ethnic Armenians in the autonomous state. It patrols and protects the “line of contact” that describes the final positions of the Karabakhi and Azeri forces as… Read More ›
The Missing Soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh war
In 1994 a ceasefire was declared in the Nagorno-Karabagh war which provided a much needed respite to the killing that had taken place in the region over the previous 6 years. The politicians have continued to talk since the cessation… Read More ›
Nagorno-Karabagh: Peace talks turn to sabre rattling
MORE ARTICLES ON ARTSAKH / NAGORNO-KARABAKH Peace talks led by the Kremlin, between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan were held on 24th June 2011 in Kazan with the objective of securing agreement on the basic principles of a Nagorno-Karabagh conflict settlement…. Read More ›
Vera Grigorian and the lost soldiers of the Karabakh War
Buried in the backstreets of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabagh, Vera Grigorian of the Union of Relatives of Warriors Missing in Action works tirelessly to continue to promote the cause of those families who still have no closure on the… Read More ›
A personal view from a journey through Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
The dying days of the Soviet Union and the effects of perestroika, together with the earthquake in 1988, and the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in the early 1990’s dealt a major body blow to Armenia. In the late 20th century, Armenia… Read More ›
