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Ostensibly an armed dispute over the administrative status of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-inhabited enclave residing within the borders of Azerbaijan, the seven-year clash in the southern Transcaucasus has also posed significant opportunities and risks for Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Driven by the dual desire to expand their leverage in the region while preventing the rise of potential threats to their own security, the three external powers each attempted to influence the course of Armenian-Azerbaijani hostilities according to their respective geopolitical agendas. 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Driven by the dual desire to expand their leverage in the region while preventing the rise of potential threats to their own security, the three external powers each attempted to influence the course of Armenian-Azerbaijani hostilities according to their respective geopolitical agendas. 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