Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan will remain high as Baku seeks to pressure Yerevan into a peace agreement. On Sept. 12, local Armenian authorities in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh authorized the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region from Azerbaijan via the controversial Aghdam road. This was the first delivery of aid to Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan tightened its blockade of the territory in June by completely closing the Lachin Corridor, which connects Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. This was also the first use of the Aghdam road in around 30 years, as the Armenian-populated self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has historically kept it closed in order to limit Azerbaijan's influence. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic agreed to open the Aghdam road in return for a promise from Azerbaijan to reopen the Lachin Corridor. However, the corridor remains closed, and after the deal's announcement, Azerbaijani officials said they would not reopen it until the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
