Peace remains Yerevan’s top priority after the turbulence of recent years but the outstretched hand has often been met with a closed fist. Few signs suggest progress will be made toward a peace agreement with Azerbaijan this year—even as Armenia builds on its policy of constructive engagement while boosting deterrence. In conversation with Armenian experts, Rusif Huseynov, from the Topchubashov Center, presents the view from Azerbaijan on prospects for negotiations and regional peace. How will Baku respond and does it see any reason to make peace? Is no peace/no war the best the region can expect in the short- to mid-term perspective?

• Tatevik Hayrapetyan, PhD in History, Expert in Azerbaijani Studies
• Rusif Huseynov, Co-Founder and Director, Topchubashov Center (Zoom)
• Moderator: Benyamin Poghosyan, Senior Research Fellow, APRI Armenia