The Making of Nagorno-Karabagh: From Secession to Republic

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Notes on Contributors......Page 15
Map......Page 16
Background......Page 18
The establishment interpretation......Page 24
Dissent......Page 26
History......Page 49
The book......Page 55
2 A People\'s Will: Armenian Irredentism over Nagorno-Karabagh......Page 71
Irredentism......Page 72
The case of Nagorno-Karabagh......Page 75
The challenge: Armenian nationalism versus Soviet structure......Page 76
Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabagh: an uneasy coexistence......Page 80
The crisis: description and analysis......Page 84
Situational factors......Page 90
Regional powers......Page 91
Domestic environment......Page 97
Conclusion......Page 101
Introduction......Page 112
Biography......Page 113
The diary......Page 115
Background......Page 116
The diary continued......Page 120
Parallels and divergences......Page 122
Conclusion......Page 130
4 Civil Society Born in the Square: the Karabagh Movement in Perspective......Page 133
Overview......Page 152
Exploring the \"nature–nation\" nexus......Page 155
Looking ahead......Page 166
Introduction......Page 172
Historical context......Page 174
1988: The diaspora\'s reaction to the movement......Page 175
Armenia\'s independence from the USSR......Page 176
Foreign relations and outlook......Page 179
Solution to the Karabagh conflict......Page 180
Citizenship......Page 181
The role of the diaspora......Page 182
Events coming to a head......Page 183
The \"why\" question......Page 187
Conclusion......Page 189
Introduction......Page 195
Political independence......Page 197
Green demands......Page 198
\"Renationalizing\" culture......Page 200
Democratic reforms and human rights......Page 202
Prosperity......Page 205
Self-determination in Karabagh......Page 209
Conclusion......Page 211
Sources of the conflict and international involvement......Page 219
The Armenian defense agenda......Page 222
The two pivots of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict......Page 224
The historical sources of Armenian mistrust......Page 227
The strategic world views of the parties to the conflict......Page 231
The major systemic–structural flaws of the OSCE Minsk Group peace plan for Nagorno-Karabagh......Page 233
Karabagh versus Bosnia: peacekeeping dilemmas......Page 237
Possible compromise solutions to the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict......Page 238
The US–Armenian–Russian military alliance as the strategic solution to the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict......Page 239
The US–Armenian–Russian defense alliance: its meaning and necessity......Page 242
Elements of a US–Armenian–Russian defense alliance......Page 244
The geostrategic significance of the US–Armenian–Russian military alliance......Page 245
Conclusions......Page 249
The feasibility of an impending peace settlement of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict: a postscript......Page 250
Introduction......Page 257
The limits of international mediation......Page 258
Self-determination versus sovereignty......Page 260
Regional power involvement......Page 261
The European powers in the region......Page 264
The USA and the Karabagh conflict......Page 265
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)......Page 266
Conclusion......Page 268
A......Page 271
B......Page 274
D......Page 275
H......Page 276
K......Page 277
N......Page 278
O......Page 280
S......Page 281
T......Page 283
Z......Page 284