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Azerbaijan has made progress in caring for roughly 600,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were evicted from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts by ethnic Armenian forces two decades ago. Though many still face precarious existences, the state has been investing heavily in new housing and increasing benefits. But while some IDPs have fully integrated, many more are still in limbo. Their unresolved fate is one of the main reminders of the conflict – and, without a peaceful settlement, puts pressure on the Azerbaijan leadership to prepare for the possibility of a new war.