Warher

“Warher” is a short story from the 2019 book Addiction written by Sune Sevada – a young Armenian writer and journalist, whose work has received much widespread recognition and acclaim. “Warher” is a story of love and struggle, an emotional outburst depicting the lives of those who remain behind, as the men go to war. Sevada’s short story is particularly significant in that it provides a testimony of the just recent war waged on the people and lands of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) by the Turkish and Azeri governments, where a small group of people had to defend their indigenous lands, families, and their homes against millions. Through detailed descriptions and hidden symbols, the story gives the readers a deep understanding of these events, and more specifically, the emotional struggles of the women and children, who live in constant fear and terror, anxiously await the fate of their loved ones fighting in war.

Violation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression

On March 23, 2020, the United Nations (UN) made an “Appeal for a Global Ceasefire following the Outbreak of Coronavirus.” Despite this appeal, the Nagorno-Karabagh war was instigated on September 27, 2020. This Guest Editorial frames the conflict in the context of the UN appeal and by introducing a figure that plots seven-day average coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases overlaid with key inflection points to illustrate the clear impact that conflict has had on pandemic spread in Armenia. The conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh provides a timely, concise, and illustrative example of conflict and its impact on health. Finally, an argument is made that the ability to enforce the UN “Appeal for a Global Ceasefire” is essential to ensure global health and security.

Reflexiones sobre Armenia hoy. Una visita a Ereván

Extracto de texto:"En la segunda mitad de septiembre de 2017, volví a Ereván, capital de Armenia, donde había estado en 2003 para realizar entrevistas para mi tesis doctoral sobre el conflicto de Nagorno-Karabagh -que los armenios mantienen con Azerbaiyán- y sus consecuencias sobre el nacionalismo armenio (1998-2016)..."

Russia in Nagorno Karabagh Conflict: A Mediator or an Arms Dealer

In the post-Soviet era, the Nagorno Karabagh conflict has been a major source of tension in the South Caucasus. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia, the United States, and France have all been involved in the mediation process between Nagorno Karabagh, Armenia, and Azerbaijan over the resolution of the conflict. Russia, given its historical ties, economic interests, political clout, and military relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan, appears to be the most influential and vital moderator in this conflict. This dates back to the outbreak of violence in early 1990s. Russia has tried to help the participants in the Nagorno Karabagh conflict to maintain the status quo, and has provided a framework of dialogue for Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russia has been the main supplier of arms to both sides, which calls into question Russia's motive and goals in its role as a mediator, and its role is subject of much controversy in the Nagorno Karabagh conflict. This paper argues that Russia's role as a mediator is primarily focused on maintaining the status quo, and ensuring the equilibrium of military capabilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in order to discourage any military escalations between the two states. We assert that despite the fact that this strategy has been successful for Russia in maintaining the status quo, a different approach, which moves beyond military balancing, is required in order to reach a long-term solution for the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabagh.

Determination of Sediment Accumulation Volume and its Deposition in the Khachen Reservoir

The study of silts settling nature in reservoirs and assessment of their accumulation volume are of significant importence and have direct relation to the water balance, evaluation of the actual volume for the reservoir regulation, and effective use of water resources. The purpose of this work is determination of accumulated amount of sediments and their settling pattern along the Khachen reservoir in the Republic of Nagorno Karabagh on the basis of analytic and field study. During 2012-2013 a number of field studies have been carried out designed to elucidate conditions under which mud and silt carried by the river are formed, their volume, grain-size composition, and nature of their accumulation over 50 years of the Khachen reservoir operation. In the presented developments data on water and silt flows, actual coordinates of the Khachen reservoir bottom and the banks and grain fineness measurements have been used. The study results permit to arrive at the conclusion that comparison of analytic analysis and field measurements enables to reliably evaluate the Khachen reservoir sedimentation regime, to refine geometrical characteristics of the accumulated sediments and make scientific prognostication on the further change of usable storage of the reservoir and the life of the dam and power station.