IMPACT OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT Azerbaijan – incurred damages and unseized opportunities After the restoration of its independence in 1991, the Republic of Azerbaijan experienced a drastic decline in its economic output. The GDP decreased annually 13-20% and in 1994, according to the related data from the International Monetary Fund, GDP with the official exchange rate reached 2.258 billion USD that indicated the fact that the national economy was significantly weakened. The war with Armenia
Conflict between the states of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) has not stopped since the ceasefire between them in May of 1994. The history of the conflict can date back even further to the end of WWI, or culturally even further than that with the history between cultures in the context of the Russian Czarist Empire (Crisis Group, 2007). For Armenia, the issue is one of self-determination for the ethnic majority Armenians living in the region. For Azerbaijan, it is
In the modern world, Democracy has become the cornerstone of many first world countries. Inalienable rights, freedom, and having the ability to have input in what one’s nation does and how it operates is undoubtedly why many first world nations are as successful as they are today. However, a huge portion of countries, not only first world countries, had to fight tooth and nail for these freedoms and democracy itself. The ability to comprehend how a nation became a democracy requires one to understand
The Caucasus is a region, which is located between the Caspian and the Black Sea. The Caucasus is a compact and diverse region. The Caucasus is divided into north and South, North Caucasus have 7 republics, which are North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Dagestan Chechnya and Karachay–Cherkessia. South Caucasus has three independent republics, which are Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Small States. The 7 republics in North Caucasus are part of the Russian Federation. Most people
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This defines their key infrastructure. They maintain ninety troops in Afghanistan. The country deploys soldiers to Iraq for peacekeeping missions. Its leaders ensure that the country is a player in the war on terrorism and international peace (State). The political system is a Republic and consists of the New Azerbaijan Party, Musavat Party, Popular Front Party, Liberal Party, and the Democratic Party.... ... middle of paper ... ...an fell under
that the term is appropriately applied to the situation by Pappe. The United Nations defines ethnic cleansing as; “The systematic expulsion of a group of people from an area because of their ethnic, racial or religious identity (ethnic cleansing), war crimes (attacks on non-combatants or civilian buildings and areas) and crimes against humanity (systematic and widespread violations such as murder, rape and torture of civilians)” (United Nations). This is the definition that Ilan Pape is using to
the Cold War and the faltering beginnings of a peace process in the Middle East, terrorism still remains a serious threat in many countries, not surprisingly, given that the underlying causes of the bitter ethnic and religious struggles which spawn terrorism pre-dated the Cold War, and most of these conflicts remain unresolved. While the former Soviet Union sponsored terrorism on an opportunistic basis, the idea that all international terrorism was concerted by the KGB during the Cold War is clearly
"Terrorism and guerrilla warfare, whether justified as resistance to oppression or condemned as disrupting the rule of law, are as old as civilization itself. The power of the terrorist, however, has been magnified by modern weapons, including television, which he has learned to exploit." (Guerrillas and Terrorists) There are many definitions and forms of terrorism: biological and chemical, nuclear, international, cyber, criminal, environmental, and US Domestic terrorism are some examples. Usually