European Union support to the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process: New regional and global challenges
A discussion paper on the evolving challenges faced by EU peacebuilding in the South Caucasus
This discussion paper by David Lewis, Professor of Global Politics in the Department of Politics, University of Exeter, UK, assesses the changed peacebuilding environment following the 2020 Karabakh war. It is based on a series of multistakeholder consultation meetings convened by European Resources for Mediation Support in 2021 and 2022.
The paper looks at the transformed global and regional context for peacebuilding while also drawing on the experiences and views of practitioners from the region. It combines views ‘from above’ (regional and global political trends) with views ‘from below’ (the lived experience of civil society practitioners on the frontline of conflict).
