Mohamed El-Doufani writes:

Caucasus analyst Anne Thompson sheds light on the origins and present status of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over the Armenian-majority enclave of Nagornyy Karabakh, which is situated inside Azerbaijan, the roles of Russia, Iran and Turkey in the conflict, and what lay behind Azerbaijan’s close military and political ties with Israel.

Dr Mohamed Doufani is an editor, writer, analyst and commentator specialising in the Middle East and North Africa, and Russian and US foreign policies.