Research Article

IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION

Number: 50 December 9, 2024
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IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION

Abstract

The end of the 20th century took place the particular importance for the geopolitical agenda of the South Caucasus. Parallel to the dissolution of the USSR, a political collapse occurred in the region, which followed by an ongoing economic meltdown and regional and international integration process for the countries in the region. In such a period, the Karabakh issue, which appeared between the two Transcaucasian countries Azerbaijan and Armenia and resulted in the occupation of the former’s lands, has become one of the significant issues in the geopolitical equation. In this context, the attitude of Iran, one of the regional actors, towards this problem has attracted special attention. Since Iran accepts the South Caucasus region, especially Azerbaijan, as a part of its historical plateau, that’s why it has been closely interested in the wars that happened in the region. Considering this, in the article will be first discussed Iran's South Caucasus policy and the reasons that make the South Caucasus important for it; and then will be examined the Iran’s stance on the Karabakh war, especially in 2020 and afterwards, after creating a background by briefly examining the historical process that led to the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Karabakh. Additionally, Iran’s attitude towards the Karabakh war in the context of the protectionist realism theory and the conflicting discourse-action rhetoric of the state in question are detailed. In parallel, the main findings of this article are that especially when it comes to the Karabakh issue, Iran shaped its South Caucasus strategy and its attitude towards the war, in the light of attitudes of regional actors and the new geopolitical equation that emerged. In this context, the hypothesis of the article is based on Iran’s biased and neutral stance during the recent Karabakh war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the South Caucasus.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

International Relations (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 9, 2024

Submission Date

September 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 29, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 50

APA
Alizada, N. (2024). IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION. Review of Armenian Studies, 50, 141-162. https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN
AMA
1.Alizada N. IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION. RAS. 2024;(50):141-162. https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN
Chicago
Alizada, Nazrin. 2024. “IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION”. Review of Armenian Studies, nos. 50: 141-62. https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN.
EndNote
Alizada N (December 1, 2024) IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION. Review of Armenian Studies 50 141–162.
IEEE
[1]N. Alizada, “IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION”, RAS, no. 50, pp. 141–162, Dec. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN
ISNAD
Alizada, Nazrin. “IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION”. Review of Armenian Studies. 50 (December 1, 2024): 141-162. https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN.
JAMA
1.Alizada N. IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION. RAS. 2024;:141–162.
MLA
Alizada, Nazrin. “IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION”. Review of Armenian Studies, no. 50, Dec. 2024, pp. 141-62, https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN.
Vancouver
1.Nazrin Alizada. IRAN AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: THE 44-DAY KARABAKH WAR IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL EQUATION. RAS [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 1;(50):141-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97JT59AN