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A Russian peacekeeper next to a tank in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, following the signing of a deal to end the military conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces. The ceasefire deal sparked off mass anti-government demonstrations in Armenia, and jubilation in Azerbaijan.
PHOTO: REUTERS
The guns have fallen silent in the six-week-long war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a conflict in which up to 5,000 people have died, and tens of thousands more have been displaced.
But the consequences of the conflict on the south-eastern edges of Europe are likely to be profound. For they presage a broader strategic realignment. And they also herald newer forms of warfare.
