Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus This staff member no longer works for Crisis Group. Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 7 In The News 30 Oct 2023 In my meetings with displaced people scattered throughout Armenia … I have not met a single person who is considering returning to Nagorno-Karabakh any time soon. CBC Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus 3 Oct 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh is at the center of Armenian identity, and the Russians allowed it to collapse. They lost Armenian society. Al-Monitor Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus 22 Sep 2023 It was quite obvious … that any military action [by Azerbaijan] that was to take place in [Nagorno-Karabakh], it would lead to the defeat of the local Armenian side. AP Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus 21 Sep 2023 The biggest problem … is what to do with the many displaced [Armenians] who cannot return to the villages that were captured by Azerbaijan [in Nagorno-Karabakh]. The New York Times Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus 12 Sep 2023 Russia is now distracted and doesn't want to get involved in any other problem or crisis other than Ukraine. Reuters Olesya Vartanyan Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus Latest Updates Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 04 March 2024 Armenia Struggles to Cope with Exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 08 December 2023 Armenia Under the Gun Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 10 October 2023 The Days After: Humanitarian Crisis and Prospects for Peace in Karabakh and the Region Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 15 September 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh: Prospects for De-escalation (Online event, 15 September 2023) Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 27 June 2023 It’s make or break time for Nagorno-Karabakh’s future Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 22 May 2023 New Troubles in Nagorno-Karabakh: Understanding the Lachin Corridor Crisis Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 04 April 2023 Protests in Georgia and Tbilisi’s Complicated Relationships with Russia and the West Photo Essay / Europe & Central Asia 06 December 2022 Fenced In: Stabilising the Georgia-South Ossetia Separation Line Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 03 November 2022 The Still-Perilous Path Toward Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 09 August 2022 Warding Off Renewed War in Nagorno-Karabakh Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 18 July 2022 Türkiye, Armenia Take Tentative Steps toward Normalisation Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 10 June 2022 Peacemaking After Ukraine: A Look at Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya Load more