Rasmus Canbäck

Rasmus Canbäck

Rasmus Canbäck, a Swedish journalist and author, specializes in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. His work appears predominantly on the media platform Blankspot, where he has been documenting the reality in the region since the 2020 Artsakh War. Canbäck also investigates Azerbaijan's new era of “Caviar Diplomacy.” In 2023, he published a book titled “I Die Slowly Every Day,” featuring photos by Areg Balayan, which chronicles their March 2021 trip to Nagorno-Karabakh. The English translation of the book, which now also includes the ethnic cleansing of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, has just been released.

Searching for “Western Azerbaijan”, Rasmus Canbäck

Searching for “Western Azerbaijan”

Amid ongoing conflict and fragile peace negotiations, Azerbaijan’s narrative of “Western Azerbaijan” intertwines historical revisionism, legal arguments and war rhetoric. Exploring its origins and implications, Rasmus Canbäck examines how the narrative complicates reconciliation and regional stability.