Europe's Next Avoidable War

Introduction: Setting the Geopolitical Stage; S.Ghazaryan PART I: APPROACHING THE CONFLICT: THE INTERNAL RATIONALE The Quintessential Conflict: A Cultural and Historic Analysis of Nagorno-Karabakh; B.Coulie A Case Sui Generis: Nagorno-Karabakh in Comparison with Other Ethnic Conflicts in Eastern Europe; U.Halbach What the People Think: Town Hall Meetings Reveal the EU's Potential and Limits in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict; T.Poghosyan & A.Martirosyan What the People Think: Key Findings and Observations of a Town Hall Meeting Project in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh; T.Poghosyan & A.Martirosyan Nagorno-Karabakh: Learning from the Flemish Experience within Belgium?; D.Rochtus The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Light of Polls in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh; A.Cooper and K. Morris PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS FOREIGN POLICY ACTORS IN N-K: THE EXTERNAL RATIONALE The EU's New Foreign Policy and Its Impact on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict; E.Brok Soft and Hard Security in the South Caucasus and Nagorno Karabakh: A Euro Atlantic Perspective; R.Giragosian The Cold War Legacy in Nagorno-Karabakh: Visions from Russia, The USA and Regional Actors; S.Markedonov An Eye Witness' View: Human Suffering in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Possible Role of the UK in Preventing New Violence; C.Cox Evolution of the EU Position Vis-A-Vis the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict; P.Hovhannisyan PART III: EUROPE'S NEXT AVOIDABLE WAR: THE PEACE RATIONALE Conflict and Security in Nagorno-Karabakh: What Contribution from the EU; P.Semneby Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: the Golden Apple of Discord or a Toy that Two Have Failed to Share; G.Gurbanov The EU'S Commitment in Nagorno Karabakh and the Required Steps Ahead; C.Tannock Building a 'Consensus for Peace' in Armenia and Azerbaijan; D.Sammut The Karabakh Dilemma: Right to Self-Determination, Imperative of Territorial Integrity, or a Caucasian New Deal?; F.Engel Learning from Georgia: A Non-Use-of-Force Treaty for Nagorno-Karabakh; O.Luchterhandt Conclusion: Realistic Scenarios and How to Avoid a War in Nagorno-Karabakh; M.Kambeck