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• What she found was frustration: “Sanction Azerbaijan or go back to your country!
• Should the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan be allowed to act with impunity in Nagorno-Karabakh, then I fear it will only further erode the international principle of nonuse of force.
• And it was not entirely unexpected; troops had been building up for weeks prior to the assault.
• The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic had been in de facto existence since 1991, though never formally recognized by any nation or international body.

‘Reintegrating’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’

• The Azerbaijani government in the capital Baku presents its country as a multiethnic, cosmopolitan society in which the Armenian population can fully participate, with all of its cultural rights guaranteed.
• But the regime in Baku has a well-founded reputation for authoritarianism, suppression of dissent and repression of the Armenian population in particular.
• If most of the population leaves, as expected by a senior Nagorno-Karabakh official, that could amount to about 120,000 people.

Washington and Moscow weigh in

• But she did attest to the “violence, deprivation and … fear” of Armenians living under the government of Azerbaijan.
• Power also mentioned the commitment by Washington to allocate US$11.5 million in relief.
• For 25 years after the First Karabakh War ended in 1994 with a cease-fire, Washington co-chaired negotiation efforts with Paris and Moscow to find a resolution through what was known as as the Minsk Group.
• There have been numerous flare-ups ever since, with Azerbaijani forces attacking both Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia proper.

Larger geopolitical picture

• Resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute was one of the few areas of agreement and collaboration between Washington and Moscow.
• The close alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey, as well as with Israel, and the regional interests of Iran further complicate matters.
• Moscow – Armenia’s long-standing ally – has in the meantime been preoccupied with events in Ukraine.

Challenging international norms

• It was emphasized time and again that resorting to the use of force would not be acceptable, and all the parties committed to pursuing a peaceful resolution.
• In line with similar foreign policy decisions made by Moscow in regards to Ukraine or the Syrian government against its own people, international observers are pointing to a resurgence in the use of force as a norm in international affairs.
• If Azerbaijan carries on with impunity in Nagorno-Karabakh, it will send a signal to authoritarian leaders around the world that might makes right.

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• NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Bank today announced a strategic collaboration between the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) and the World Bank to mobilize finance to support just, accelerated energy transitions in developing countries.
• The strategic collaboration between ETA and SCALE, announced at a Climate Week event hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation, aims to leverage the strengths of each initiative to mobilize finance for effective energy transitions.
• The United States, the first contributor to SCALE, will work with the World Bank to enlist other contributors.
• "The Energy Transition Accelerator and the World Bank's SCALE initiative each bring vital tools to this effort.