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International Relations"</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2073-6339</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Издательский центр Российского государственного гуманитарного университета</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.28995/2073-6339-2026-3-173-192</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">politicalscience-1039</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СТРАНЫ И РЕГИОНЫ МИРА: ДИНАМИКА РАЗВИТИЯ И МОДЕЛИ ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD: DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS AND MODELS OF COOPERATION</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Эффективность миротворческой миссии России в Нагорном Карабахе в контексте формирования системы региональной безопасности на Южном Кавказе</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The effectiveness of Russia’s peacekeeping missionin Nagorno-Karabakh in the context of the formationof the regional security system in the South Caucasus</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зайковский</surname><given-names>В. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Zaykovsky</surname><given-names>V. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Владислав В. Зайковский</p><p>115432, Москва, пр-кт Андропова, д. 18</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vladislav V. Zaykovsky</p><p>18, Andropova Av., Moscow, 115432</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">zaikoffsky@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>АО «Альфа-Банк»</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>AO “Alfa-Bank”</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>03</day><month>08</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>173</fpage><lpage>192</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Зайковский В.В., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Зайковский В.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Zaykovsky V.V.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://politicalscience.rsuh.ru/jour/article/view/1039">https://politicalscience.rsuh.ru/jour/article/view/1039</self-uri><abstract><p>В статье рассматривается российская миротворческая миссия в Нагорном Карабахе в 2020–2024 гг. как пример регионального миротворчества и инструмента обеспечения безопасности на постсоветском пространстве. Особое внимание уделяется институциональной эффективности миссии, анализируется ее структура, правовая база и взаимодействие с конфликтующими сторонами. Исследование опирается на комплексный подход, включающий военные, политико-дипломатические, гуманитарные и международно-правовые критерии оценки. В теоретической части кратко излагаются исторические предпосылки конфликта и современные концепции миротворчества, а также рассматриваются подходы к оценке эффективности операций различного типа. В аналитической части исследуется деятельность российского контингента, развернутого вдоль линии соприкосновения и в Лачинском коридоре, оценивается выполнение поставленных задач по прекращению огня, защите гражданского населения, координации гуманитарных действий и взаимодействию с международными структурами. Выявлены ограничения институциональной устойчивости миссии, обусловленные отсутствием международного мандата и политической зависимостью от сторон конфликта. Представленные выводы имеют практическую значимость для совершенствования механизмов регионального миротворчества и планирования будущих операций России на постсоветском пространстве.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article examines the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020–2024 as a case of regional peacekeeping and an instrument for ensuring security in the post-Soviet space. The study focuses on the institutional effectiveness of the mission, analyzing its structure, legal framework, and interaction with the conflicting parties. A comprehensive approach is applied, including military, political-diplomatic, humanitarian, and international-legal criteria for assessing effectiveness. The theoretical section briefly outlines the historical background of the conflict and modern peacekeeping concepts, as well as approaches to evaluating the performance of various types of operations. The analytical part examines the activities of the Russian contingent deployed along the line of contact and the Lachin corridor, evaluating the achievement of tasks related to ceasefire enforcement, civilian protection, humanitarian coordination, and cooperation with international organizations. Limitations in institutional sustainability were identified, caused by the absence of an international mandate and political dependence on the parties involved. The findings have practical significance for improving regional peacekeeping mechanisms and planning future Russian operations in the post-Soviet space.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>миротворческая миссия</kwd><kwd>Нагорный Карабах</kwd><kwd>институциональная эффективность</kwd><kwd>региональная безопасность</kwd><kwd>российская модель миротворчества</kwd><kwd>международно-правовой мандат</kwd><kwd>конфликтное урегулирование</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>peacekeeping mission</kwd><kwd>Nagorno-Karabakh</kwd><kwd>institutional effectiveness</kwd><kwd>regional security</kwd><kwd>Russian peacekeeping model</kwd><kwd>international legal mandate</kwd><kwd>conflict resolution</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Борисов 2023 – Борисов Н.А. 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