ArmInfo. The new Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan took a tough stance on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. British journalist, expert of the Carnegie  Foundation Thomas de Waal, expressed point of view in his article.

ArmInfo.Because of the fear to lose control under economy ruling RPA till the end will confront protests and try to keep power, well-known British political expert Thomas de Waal is convinced. 

ArmInfo."A month ago, when I was in Armenia, I had an opinion that there changes are possible only "from above." But I was mistaken: what happened could be called a  "storm," said a senior researcher of the US expert- analytical center "Carnegie Europe Foundation" Thomas de Waal. He also noted that "Armenia is a classic example of a society that is so unfree that people are annoyed, but so free that they have the opportunity to protest, it's not Russia," he stated.

Senior researcher of the American expert-analytical center "Carnegie Europe Foundation" Thomas de Waal in an interview with ArmInfo comments on the latest impetus around the Karabakh settlement. He shares his vision of the prospects for international recognition of Artsakh, the positions of superpowers in this matter. Forecasts possible further scenarios for the development of the situation around the Karabakh conflict. 

ArmInfo. The international tendency for separatism is gradually being replaced by a tendency and a request for territorial integrity, - says the senior researcher at the Carnegie Endowment Europe Thomas de Waal.

ArmInfo. The regional interests of superpowers prevail over their interest in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, "says Carnegie Europe Senior Researcher Europe Thomas de Waal.

ArmInfo."Now that the latest diplomatic initiative, spearheaded by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, has stalled, there is a temptation for Baku to retry  what might be called military leverage - to launch another operation  to recapture territory and put pressure on the Armenian side," Thomas  de Waal, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe, says in his article "The  Threat of a Karabakh Conflict in 2017".