Azerbaijan's Blockade: Surrender or Starve for Karabakh Armenians

Azerbaijan has tightened its blockade on Nagorno-Karabakh, leaving the ethnic Armenian population with two choices: submit to rule from Baku or continue to suffer from deprivation. The blockade has resulted in empty grocery store shelves, rationed food, and a lack of essential supplies. Azerbaijan has offered to provide aid, but the Karabakh Armenians have rejected it, viewing it as a tactic to exert control. The crisis is deepening as negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue, with Azerbaijan seeking to regain full control of Nagorno-Karabakh. The blockade is seen as a political dispute rather than a humanitarian crisis, and the pressure on Azerbaijan to ease the blockade has so far been unsuccessful.