عنوان المقال عربي
الأبعاد الاستراتيجية لاستقلال ناغورنو كاراباخ
Abstract
The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis before the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an international crisis, but rather an internal affair of the Soviet Union. However, the Armenian side at that time focused on the term “self-determination.” This term at that time was not in the same international framework as the right to self-determination, but in the Leninist concept of the principle of the right of peoples to self-determination, which was established by the founder of the Soviet Union, V. Lenin. However, the Leninist right to self-determination differs from its counterpart under modern international law in practical reality. Priority always goes to the principle of territorial integrity. In all resolutions adopted by the Security Council regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis (884, 874, 853, 822 of 1993) and in all the resolutions issued, the principle of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan was emphasized. The Council for Security and Cooperation in Europe has always emphasized the right of Armenians to self-determination within Azerbaijan. From the point of view of international law, Nagorno-Karabakh is an indisputable part of Azerbaijan. Not a single country has recognized the secession of Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan or its union with Armenia. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which was founded in 1992, has not been recognized by any country, not even the Republic of Armenia. What happened in Karabakh could happen anywhere in the Caucasus region, which threatens to fragment it into 33 small, easily controlled states.
Keywords
Independence, strategic dimensions, independence, Nagorno-Karabakh
Recommended Citation
lawindad, fayan ahmad muhamad mahmud
(2025)
"Strategic dimensions of Nagorno-Karabakh independence,"
Uruk for Humanities: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 22.
Available at:
https://muthuruk.mu.edu.iq/journal/vol9/iss1/22
