THE ESCALATION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN ARMENIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS AND THE PROBLEMS OF PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH WAR

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Valeri Modebadze

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This article explains why it is so difficult to achieve peace in Nagorno-Karabakh and what factors prevent the peaceful resolution of the conflict. This conflict is very difficult to resolve because the conflicting parties have contradictory geopolitical interests and cannot achieve consensus during negotiations.  We have to take into account Russia’s geopolitical interests in South Caucasus that Kremlin is interested in freezing this conflict to weaken both states, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and bring them back to Russia’s orbit. Moscow aims to establish firm control over South Caucasus which was viewed in the past as a ‘Russian backyard’.  Russia still views South Caucasus as its zone of influence and tries to bring this region back into Russia’s orbit.

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Modebadze , Valeri. 2021. “THE ESCALATION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN ARMENIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS AND THE PROBLEMS OF PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH WAR”. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs 6 (3):102-10. https://doi.org/10.47305/JLIA2163102m.
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Valeri Modebadze , St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia, Georgia

Valeri Modebadze – Professor of International Relations and Politics, Doctor of Social Sciences was born in 1977 in Tbilisi.  

In 1998 – 2001 He studied at the University of Wolverhampton.  In 2001 he graduated from the University of Wolverhampton, from the faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, and was awarded Bachelor’s degree in Politics & German & Spanish.

In 2002 – 2003 He did Master in Social Sciences at IvaneJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University.  In 2003 he earned his master's degree in Social Sciences (Society and Politics).

In 2002 – 2007 He studied Law at Sokhumi State University and earned his bachelor degree in jurisprudence.

In 2006 -2010 He did PhD in Social Sciences at International Black Sea University and defended his PhD thesis successfully.  In 2010 He was awarded Doctor’s Degree in Social Sciences (International Relations and Politics). 

Valeri Modebadze has an extensive experience of working at various universities as a lecturer and teaching students various courses in Social Sciences.  He has worked at the following universities as a lecturer and Professor of International Relations and Politics: Teaching University of International Relations, American University for Humanities, University of Georgia,Euroregional Teaching University, International Black Sea University, The Saint Ilia Martali Tbilisi National University.  In 2010-2011 He held the position of the dean of the Faculty of Business and Management at the Teaching University of International Relations.  He has also experience working at various international organizations and companies that are operating in Georgia.

Currently, Valeri Modebadze works at Saint Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia.   He is an educational program supervisor of international relations and regional processes and a Professor of International Relations and Politics.  Throughout his career as a university lecturer, he delivered lectures at different subjects of Political Science and International Relations, such as Introduction to Politics, International Organizations, International Relations, Negotiations, and conflict resolution, Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Political Ideologies, History of International Relations, Geopolitics, the role of NATO in international relations, The role of European Institutions in the International Security System, Foreign Policy Decision Making and International Relations Theory. 

He has published so far 6 books and 50scientific articles in different prestigious journals.