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Water is the fundamental compound of all life on earth. Waterresources, which are becoming more scarce, play a crucial role in energyand food production. This characteristic hence causes water to be as animportant resource as fossil fuels are. Water has been a prerequisate, athreat or a weapon in wars and in bilateral relations between states. Thereis a water shortage in Azerbaijan. There are concerns that this shortagewill cause social and economial problems in the upcoming years. NagornoKarabakh has been an issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan for years.An unknown side of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the Sarsang waterreservoirs located inside its borders. Armenia has been using the occupiedSarsang reservoirs as a weapon against Azerbaijan. This study focuses onpolitical dimension of water, the general status of Azerbaijan’s waterresources and Armenia’s course of using the Sarsang reservoir as a threat

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