Modern War 54: The Nagorno Karabakh War

Soviet Fallout – The Nagorno-Karabakh War: The implosion of the Soviet Union spawned or fueled several ethnic conflicts. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan was one of the key conflicts, and flared up again this past year. Here is the history.

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