Armenia and Azerbaijan: Anatomy of a Rivalry

by Laurence Broers

The Armenian–Azerbaijani conflict for control of the mountainous territory of Nagorny Karabakh is the longest-running dispute in post-Soviet Eurasia. Laurence Broers shows how more than 20 years of dynamic territorial politics, shifting power relations, international diffusion and unsuccessful mediation efforts have contributed to the resilience of this stubbornly unresolved dispute. Looking beyond tabloid tropes of ‘frozen conflict’ or ‘Russian land-grab’, Broers unpacks the unresolved territorial issues of the 1990s and the strategic rivalry that has built up around them since.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Asia

352 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2019

Reviews

[Ian Hiett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a number of books on this conflict, so as to write papers on it myself. This book is the most detailed of any. This makes it a tough read at times (so put on some background noise and read standing up- not in bed), but a great resource.
Already time for a new edition to cover the last few years.