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Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020
Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020

Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020

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Ashot Voskanyan, Karen Harutyunyan, Vicken Cheterian, Mkrtich Karapetyan, Hayk Hovhannisyan
Translation by Ara Sarafian

This book presents a systematic analysis of the Second Karabakh War (the 44-Day War), fought between Azerbaijan and Armenia from 27 September to 10 November 2020. It is based on a series of structured interviews conducted in 2024 with 31 senior Armenian political and military figures involved in the conflict, as well as civilian analysts. Interviewees include Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, former President Serzh Sargsyan, Commander of the Artsakh Defence Army Samvel Babayan, and RA Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan.
The interviews comprised 80 open-ended questions addressing:
  • The origins of the 44-Day War
  • The July 2020 clashes in the Tavush border region of Armenia
  • The outbreak and subsequent conduct of the 44-Day War
  • Military leadership and decision-making processes
  • Recruitment, troop deployment and logistics
  • The effectiveness of weapons systems
  • The end of the war and its consequences
  • The interviews were analysed by Vicken Cheterian, and his findings are accompanied by a detailed chronology of the conflict and a map of the military engagements.
This book is the result of a collaborative work involving five specialists and supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It has been translated into English for the first time.
148 pp, colour maps

London: Gomidas Institute (2026)