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Russia Reveals Its Nagorno-Karabakh Strategy
Aug 14, 2014 | 09:35 GMT
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Summary
Russia's efforts to mediate the crisis between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh reveal Moscow's strategy for dealing with the volatile yet strategic Caucasus region — namely, maintaining a dominant position in each country. As Russia's influence over Ukraine continues to be challenged, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict offers Moscow risks and opportunities in managing its own relationships with Baku and Yerevan, with implications for Russia's broader competition with the West in the former Soviet periphery.
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