Post-war Prospects for Nagorno-Karabakh Europe Report N°264 | 9 June 2021 Headquarters International Crisis Group Avenue Louise 235 • 1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 502 90 38 •
[email protected] Preventing War. Shaping Peace. Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... i I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. Problems Old and New ..................................................................................................... 3 A. Diplomatic Deadlock ................................................................................................. 3 B. The Balance of Forces ................................................................................................ 6 C. Post-war Life at the Front .......................................................................................... 9 D. A Mandate for Russian Peacekeepers ........................................................................ 12 E. Talking It Out? ........................................................................................................... 15 III. Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh..................................................................... 18 A. Helping Those in Need .............................................................................................. 19 B. Access for International Organisations ....................................................................