This book analyzes the negotiations and failed mediation attempts that lasted more than three decades in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict of 1988–2025. 

The author discusses in detail the proposals of the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as the parallel initiatives of the US, EU and RF, reveals the motives of the parties, the role of third forces and missed opportunities. Based on the study of archival documents and open sources, the author formulates the lessons learned from the negotiation process and identifies the main reasons for the failure.

For this book, the author conducted exclusive interviews with former presidents and foreign ministers of the Republic of Armenia, participants in the process, and spoke with mediators and commentators.