An Emerging Outbreak of Nagorno Karabakh War and its Impact on Environment

Abstract

Azerbaijan and Armenia declared independence after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, on 30th August1991. During the first year of independence, both the country had faced various challenges such as social and economic crisis, political instability, and the major issue was the Nagorno-Karabakh war which permanently displaced most of the people. The resulting of this conflict over Nagorno Karabakh region evolved into a major undeclared war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. All these critical situations got relatively stabilized, 1994 cease-fire has resolved war over the Nagorno Karabakh region. Although, historically both the countries had tried to occupy this region, now the tension between the countries again escalated after 30 years. This article endeavours to define the reason behind the escalation of tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia after 30 years. It also argues that the most significant roles played by external factors such as Russia, the US, and France and their efforts towards cease-fire agreement for resolving the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This paper also deals with environmental consequences on Society, and the last section offers an overview of the future of the war.