Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi

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The 2020 Karabakh War is a relatively small-scale regional war that took place in a narrow area. However, given the fact that at least one of the parties is a non-state actor in most of the armed conflicts in the recent period, the practice of Karabakh is important for understanding the classical inter-state wars in today's world. In particular, some tactics and weapon systems used by Azerbaijani Armed Forces in war, are considered to provide important clues regarding the changing nature of the battlefield in the 21st century. According to operation plan, Azerbaijan, which formed its center of gravity in the southern front, attempted an envelopment maneveur and chose Shusha, which is located on the enemy’s communications and line of retreat, as the strategic goal. On the other hand, it was witnessed that the Armenian side attemted position defence by taking advantage of the mountainous terrain. One of the most striking points in the observations, regarding the 2020 Karabakh War is that it is not a classic maneuver warfare. There is also no doubt that unmanned aerial vehicle systems are among the leading actors of the war, in which fire stands out. In this study, it is aimed to analyze the 2020 Karabakh War in terms of military.