Nagorno-Karabakh: what are the risks of a major conflict?

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A soldier from the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, April 4, 2016 (photo illustration).

REUTERS / Vahan Stepanyan

By: Romain Auzouy

21 min

It's a nearly 30-year-old conflict that resurfaced this weekend.

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Violent clashes broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region in western Azerbaijan, populated mostly by Armenians.

Azerbaijan and Armenia are the two sides in this conflict, but Russia and Turkey also have interests.

Since Sunday the international community has been increasing calls for calm.

Can the conflict escalate, spread?

What are the keys to its resolution?

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