Series on 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Despite his confrontational approach, Erdoğan has a pragmatic streak and knows he needs to adjust his politics to address the country’s international isolation.

The fighting raised a fundamental but surprisingly overlooked question of international law on the use of force.

As scholars debate how international law applies in this conflict, the lack of detail makes it hard to know what is taking place on the ground.

If the war were limited to Azerbaijan and Armenia, the world might be forgiven for sitting this out. But Turkey, Russia, Iran and others are in deep, too.

Turkey’s wide-ranging political and military support for the Azeri attack reflects President Erdoğan’s bellicose approach to solving problems in the region.