Radio War Nerd EP 397 — Third Nagorno-Karabakh War, feat. Joshua Kucera

Guest: Joshua Kucera, journalist Recorded: September 21, 2023 We talk to Tbilisi-based journalist Joshua Kucera about this week's Azerbaijani blitzkrieg conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), the ethnic-Armenian enclave that broke away after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1992-3, but was left vulnerable & doomed after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020. *Articles by Joshua Kucera:-"An Armenian Tragedy", Slate, December 4, 2020-"With New Offensive, Azerbaijan Tightens Grip On Nagorno-Karabakh," RFE/RL, Sept 20, 2023-"'Ruzzki not welcome': the Russian exiles getting a hostile reception in Georgia", Guardian, Aug 8, 2023-Follow Josh on Twitter *Previous RWN episodes on Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh:-RWN EP #29 — Nagorno-Karabakh War -RWN EP #250 — Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, feat. Lika Zakaryan-RWN EP #254 — Autopsy of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War Total time: 59:59 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Studios Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! *Buy John Dolan's comic memoir "Pleasant Hell" now available in both audio and ebook format.