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Renegotiating patron support for Nagorno-Karabakh after the 2020 war

Last autumn, in a matter of weeks, the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians lost two-thirds of the territory they had controlled since 1994. In the end, only Russian intervention stopped a full reabsorption of Nagorno-Karabakh into Azerbaijan. How has this affected regional power constellations? The war over Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 resulted in significant territorial losses for the Armenian side and the stationing of Russian peacekeepers. How has this significant weakening of their position affected the relationship between the leaders of Nagorno Karabakh and their Armenian patron? And how has it affected their relationship with Russia, which now provides a security guarantee for Nagorno Karabakh, as it already did for Armenia? Patron states have played a crucial role in the creation of most de facto states: by supporting the military victory that ensured their de facto independence and by aiding their subsequent state-building efforts. But what happens following defeats, when the prospect of external self-determination appears increasingly remote? How is the relationship between client, patron and potential new patron renegotiated? Nina Caspersen is Professor of Politics and Head of Department at the University of York, UK. Moderator is Senior Research Fellow at NUPI, Helge Blakkisrud.