The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is primarily about religion and history, and only secondarily economics

Azerbaijan and its ally, Turkey, have blockaded Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh), an Armenian republic in the South Caucasus, since December 12, 2022.

“Siege starvation,” according to Tom Dannenbaum, a Professor of International Law, is “a war crime of societal torture.”

Despite the Azeri-Armenian conflict having formally ended in 2020, Azerbaijan continues to hold hostage and torture Armenians

As the West is distracted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, another conflict simmers in the Caucasus.

Since Azerbaijan’s aggressive war against Artsakh in 2020, considerable damage has deliberately been caused by the government of Azerbaijan against the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian republic in the South Caucuses.

Tolerating the crimes by Azerbaijan is no different from tolerating crimes of ISIS. Signing deals with Azerbaijan is akin to signing deals with ISIS.