{"product_id":"defeat-documenting-the-karabagh-war-of-2020","title":"Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book_author\"\u003eAshot Voskanyan, Karen Harutyunyan, Vicken Cheterian, Mkrtich Karapetyan, Hayk Hovhannisyan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslation by Ara Sarafian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe interviews comprised 80 open-ended questions addressing:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of the 44-Day War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe July 2020 clashes in the Tavush border region of Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe outbreak and subsequent conduct of the 44-Day War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary leadership and decision-making processes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecruitment, troop deployment and logistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe effectiveness of weapons systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe end of the war and its consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e148 pp, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolour maps\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon: Gomidas Institute (2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NAASR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52400466493727,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/2240\/files\/DefeatDocumentingtheKharabaghWarof2020cover.jpg?v=1778180842","url":"https:\/\/naasr.org\/products\/defeat-documenting-the-karabagh-war-of-2020","provider":"NAASR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}