Europe's next avoidable war : Nagorno-Karabakh / edited by Michael Kambeck and Sargis Ghazaryan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kambeck, Michael.

Ghazarean, Sargis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)--Politics and government.

Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan).

Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)--Ethnic relations.

Armenia (Republic)--Relations--Azerbaijan.

Armenia (Republic).

Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan--Relations--Armenia (Republic).

Caucasus, South--Relations--European Union countries.

Caucasus, South.

European Union countries--Relations--Caucasus, South.

European Union countries.

South Caucasus.

Physical Description:

xvii, 277 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Nagorno-Karabakh is the most perilous of the so-called frozen conflicts in Eastern Europe, in an area almost free of observers, the implications of a new war in Nagorno-Karabakh are largely underestimated. The editors, capitalising on their experience within the NGO European Friends of Armenia, bring together voices from a diverse range of interdisciplinary perspectives within the social sciences and from practitioners working in the field. They shed light on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, how it evolved, and likely scenarios, taking into account the changed landscape including the EU's new foreign policy instruments. The book includes concrete policy proposals in order to make war a less likely outcome. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Sargis Ghazaryan Ghazaryan, Sargis 3

2 Background: Setting the Geopolitical Stage / Sargis Ghazaryan Ghazaryan, Sargis 10

3 Timeline 1918-2011 / Michael Kambeck Kambeck, Michael, Sargis Ghazaryan Ghazaryan, Sargis 24

Part I Approaching the Conflict: The Internal Rationale

4 The Quintessential Conflict - A Cultural and Historical Analysis of Nagorno-Karabakh / Bernard Coulie Coulie, Bernard 35

5 A Case Sui Generis: Nagorno-Karabakh in Comparison with Other Ethnic Conflicts in Eastern Europe / Uwe Halbach Halbach, Uwe 43

6 What the People Think: Town Hall Meetings Reveal the EU's Potential and Limits in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict / Tevan Poghosyan Poghosyan, Tevan, Arpine Martirosyan Martirosyan, Arpine 61

7 What the People Think: Key Findings and Observations of a Town Hall Meeting Project in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh / Tevan Poghosyan Poghosyan, Tevan, Arpine Martirosyan Martirosyan, Arpine 69

8 Nagorno-Karabakh: Learning from the Flemish Experience within Belgium? / Dirk Rochtus Rochtus, Dirk 78

9 The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Light of Polls in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh / Andrew Cooper Cooper, Andrew, Katherine Morris Morris, Katherine 89

Part II The International Community as Foreign Policy Actors in NK: The External Rationale

10 The EU's New Foreign Policy and Its Impact on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict / Elmar Brok Brok, Elmar 103

11 Soft and Hard Security in the South Caucasus and Nagorno-Karabakh: A Euro-Atlantic Perspective / Richard Giragosian Giragosian, Richard 117

12 The Cold War Legacy in Nagorno-Karabakh: Visions from Russia, the United States and Regional Actors / Sergey Markedonov Markedonov, Sergey 127

13 An Eyewitness' View: Human Suffering in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Possible Role of the UK in Preventing New Violence / Caroline Cox Cox, Caroline 145

14 Evolution of the EU Position vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict / Paruyr Hovhannisyan Hovhannisyan, Paruyr 158

Part III Europe's Next Avoidable War: The Peace Rationale

15 Conflict and Security in Nagorno-Karabakh: What Contribution from the EU? / Peter Semneby Semneby, Peter 175

16 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: The Golden Apple of Discord or a Toy That Two Have Failed to Share / Geysar Gurbanov Gurbanov, Geysar 179

17 The EU'S Commitment in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Required Steps Ahead / Charles Tannock Tannock, Charles 185

18 Building a "Consensus for Peace" in Armenia and Azerbaijan / Dennis Sammut Sammut, Dennis 199

19 The Karabakh Dilemma: Right to Self-Determination, Imperative of Territorial Integrity, or a Caucasian New Deal? / Frank Engel Engel, Frank 204

20 Learning from Georgia: A Non-Use-of-Force Treaty for Nagorno-Karabakh / Otto Luchterhandt Luchterhandt, Otto 211

Conclusion

21 Conclusion: Realistic Scenarios and How to Avoid a War in Nagorno-Karabakh / Michael Kambeck Kambeck, Michael 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230300668

0230300669

OCLC:

795353914