Europe’s Next Avoidable War

1. Introduction
Sargis Ghazaryan

2. Background: Setting the Geopolitical Stage
Sargis Ghazaryan

3. Timeline 1918–2011
Michael Kambeck, Sargis Ghazaryan

Part I. Approaching the Conflict: The Internal Rationale

4. The Quintessential Conflict — A Cultural and Historical Analysis of Nagorno-Karabakh
Bernard Coulie

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

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

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

8. Nagorno-Karabakh: Learning from the Flemish Experience within Belgium?
Dirk Rochtus

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

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

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

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

13. An Eyewitness’ View: Human Suffering in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Possible Role of the UK in Preventing New Violence
Caroline Cox

14. Evolution of the EU Position vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Paruyr Hovhannisyan

Part III. Europe’s Next Avoidable War: The Peace Rationale

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

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

17. The EU’s Commitment in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Required Steps Ahead
Charles Tannock

18. Building a “Consensus for Peace” in Armenia and Azerbaijan
Dennis Sammut

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

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

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

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Science, Diplomacy, Peace Studies, International Relations, Conflict Studies, Military and Defence Studies