Armenia and Azerbaijan are now in week three of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh — a highly contested region that the countries have fought over at least since 1988. Late last week, Russia brokered a ceasefire between the two sides, but it lasted only one day, and now fighting continues. Thomas de Waal is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe specializing in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. He spoke with host Marco Werman about the history of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and about the latest developments.
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