Vicken Cheterian on Artsakh, in conversation with Laurence Broers and Armine Ishkanian
Armenian Institute & Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
1 Onslow Street, London EC1N 8AS
The evening will feature Vicken Cheterian in conversation with Laurence Broers and Armine Ishkanian (LSE). Together, they will explore how the 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was fought and lost, and what it reveals about power, geopolitics, and the fragile architecture of peace in a rapidly changing international order. Vicken has recently published two books about the war and will help us reflect on a conflict that reshaped the South Caucasus and reverberated far beyond it.
The 44-Day War: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Struggle for Nagorno-Karabakh (February 2026), offers a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of the causes, conduct, and consequences of the war. This volume, edited by Cheterian and bringing together chapters written by multiple experts, interrogates the collapse of the 1994–2020 ceasefire regime, the failures of diplomacy and mediation, Armenia’s strategic miscalculations, and the consolidation of authoritarian power in Azerbaijan. It probes the roles of external actors before turning to the war’s aftermath: stalled peace processes, the dramatic failure of the Russian peacekeeping mission, and the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh. It was published with open access by Bloomsbury Publishing and can be accessed in full online.
Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020 (March 2026) edited by Ashot Voskanyan, is a rigorous investigation of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Based on extensive interviews with senior Armenian political, military, and civil figures, Vicken Cheterian attempted to reconstruct in detail the developments during the war. In collaboration with five specialists, the book provides an unprecedented documentary account of decision-making, responsibility, and defeat. It was published by the Gomidas Institute, with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The books will be available for sale at the event.
This event is held in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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