Peace talks to resolve the conflict over Nagorny Karabakh have been
under way for more than a decade with virtually no tangible progress.
Locked in a wearisome ‘no war, no peace’ situation, both Armenia and
Azerbaijan, as well as the Karabakh Armenian authorities, have
effectively adopted ‘wait and see’ approaches. The Karabakh Azeris
stand out as the most obvious losers from the protraction of the
current status quo. Many Karabakh Azeris believe the status quo harms
their interests by increasingly depriving them of the opportunity to
influence decisions directly affecting them and diminishing their
chances of returning to their homeland.