In the South Caucasus, an area that straddles Europe and Asia, tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan is on the rise again. For the past three weeks, Azerbaijan has imposed a de-facto blockade on Nagorno Karabakh, the disputed territory that Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought over for decades. Armenia is worried about a potential humanitarian crisis, but Azerbaijan says it’s not responsible. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.
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