This discussion paper examines the fragile stalemate in Nagorno-Karabakh by outlining the historical geopolitics of the conflict. Furthermore, it touches upon the Russian stance in the conflict and analyses the latest purchase of SU-30SM fighter aircraft by the Armenian Air Forces.
Turan Gafarli
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Turan Gafarli is an Assistant Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London and a Master of Arts in Transnational Studies from University College London where he submitted the thesis Nation-State in the Age of Globalization: Turkey’s Contemporary Path 1996-2016.
Turan worked as a researcher for Lord German, Treasurer of the Liberal Democrat Party, in the House of Lords whilst also interning at the Turkic Council, the Council of Europe and the United Nations Office in Geneva.
His research interests include Eurasia and Transcaucasia, Turkic World, globalization and the nation state debate. He also contributed to the book entitled Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom – 100 Years of Partnership (2019). Turan is also a member of Chatham House Royal Institute of International Affairs.
The Topchubashov Center was established in April 2018 by the team managing The Politicon- an online platform for authors writing about politics and governance in all their forms and dimensions. It is also affiliated with the Center for Regional...
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