The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, but are internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan. The conflict has its origins in the early 20th century. In 1923, under the Soviet Union, the Nagorno-Karabakh region became an autonomous territory of the Soviet Republic Azerbaijan. The present conflict began in 1988, when the Karabakh Armenians demanded that Karabakh be transferred from Azerbaijan to the Soviet Republic Armenia. The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan lasted from 1988 until 1994 and resulted in a ceasefire. Since then many clashes at the Armenian-Azerbaijan border and in the Nagorno-Karabakh region disturbed the peace between the two countries.

On 27 September, the latest military clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh started, leading to Armenia declaring martial law and mobilization. On the same day, Azerbaijan's Parliament declared a state of war against Armenia and established curfews in several cities and regions following the clashes. The military conflict is ongoing since then, causing over 500 dead soldiers and civilians and bringing the attention of the world back to this conflict.

Our aim is to give people on the DESY campus a platform to discuss this conflict at a round-table and to share their opinions about the situation. We will discuss its possible consequence for the world politics.