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In a lightning offensive, Azerbaijan retook the remaining parts of Karabakh. The result was not a negotiated peace, but a depopulation . Over 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled to Armenia proper. For the first time in three decades, the "territorial dispute" regarding Karabakh became moot—Azerbaijan has full control, and the Armenian population is zero.

For the international community, the territorial dispute presents a moral hazard. Under international law, Azerbaijan is restoring its own borders. Yet, the method—military force, blockade, and the exodus of an indigenous population—bears the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing. armenia territorial dispute

The 2020 war changed the physics of the conflict. Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey and armed with Israeli drones, shattered the Armenian military. Under a Russian-brokered ceasefire, Armenia surrendered the seven districts and the historic city of Shusha. In a lightning offensive, Azerbaijan retook the remaining