@article{PSAGE, author = {Rostom Lezhava}, title = { The Nagorno Kharabakh Conflict of 2020 – A Change in the Security Architecture of the South Caucasus}, journal = {Politics / პოლიტიკა}, year = {2021}, keywords = {Security Architecture, Status Quo, Nagorno-Karabakh}, abstract = {In1999aftersigningtheBishkekpeaceagreementbetweenAzerbaijanandArmenia, theactivephaseoftheNagorno-KarabakhconflicthasfinishedthathasbroughtsignificantstabilitytotheSouthCaucasusregion.Bothsidesoftheconflicthavechosendifferentpathwaysofbuildingthesecurityarchitecture. ArmeniahasjoinedtheCollectiveSecurityTreatyOrganizationwhereRussiaisthemainguarantorofthesafety. Atthesametimeon20thofaugust2010,ExtendedDefensePactwassignedbetweenArmeniaandRussiathatimpliesadditionalsecurityguarantiesforArmeniainexchangeofanincreasedRussianmilitarypresenceonArmeniansoil.WhatconcernstoAzerbaijan, in1999itlefttheCollectiveSecurityTreatyOrganizationalongsidewithGeorgia. On21thofDecember2010, TheParliamentofAzerbaijanratifiedtheAgreementonStrategicPartnershipandMutualSupportsignedbetweentheAzerbaijanandtheTurkey - thathastakentheirmilitarycooperationtothenextlevel.Itisundoubtablefactthatfrom1994until2020, situationbetweenAzerbaijanandArmeniahasdeterioratedmanytimesovertheNagorno-Karabakhconflict, butthesecuritymechanismsoftheAzerbaijanandArmeniahaveneverallowedthefull-scalemilitaryescalation.Thebestpatternfortheaforementionedjudgementisthe2016FourDayWar - thatwasneverescalatedintothefull-scaleconflictregardlessitsunprecedentedsizeandthenature.Thearticleisdedicatedtorepresentthat2020Nagorno-KarabakhconflicthasdramaticallychangedthesecurityarchitectureoftheSouthCaucasusRegion.}, issn = {2449-2833}, url = {https://test.psage.tsu.ge/index.php/Politics/article/view/238} }