... years, the main source of Islamist violence in Russia — the conflict in the North Caucasus — has lost the international focus it once had as a major jihadi battleground. This reflects the realities on the ground. The main specifics of the Russian/North Caucasus case were the highly controversial effects of the gradual jihadization of the originally mainly ethno-separatist insurgency on the militant movement, the conflict dynamics, and the broader region. Some of these effects catalyzed the rise ...
... practical steps. There is a need to identify problems and formats that would give a new impetus for a significant improvement in relations. The threat of terrorism and security issues by all means belong to this category. Problems are quite pressing in the Russian North Caucasus (especially Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya) and northern Georgia (the Pankisi Gorge).
Terrorism and Russian-Georgian Border Zone Security
The importance of the North Caucasus for the Greater Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the ...
... actions in Chechnya was mentioned - but Russia has not been ruled out. Then the question arises: which duties have to be fulfilled to deserve a membership in this organization?What should be done?It is not possible to rebuild the relations "Moscow - North Caucasus”, because of the very nature of the Russian state. So the problem is in the central state itself. A new and effective model of relations with the region can develop only if a modernization of the central state is undertaken. However it should be understood that, as soon as the process of ...
... Lobov, then secretary of the National Security Council.
4. Zurcher. Christoph, The Post-Soviet Wars, Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict, and Nationhood in the Caucasus, New-York University press, 2007, p.100
5. Melvin. Neil, « Building Stability in the North Caucasus: Ways Forward for Russia and the European Union”, SIPRI Policy Paper, No.16, 2007, p.28
6. Nichol. Jim, « Stability in Russian’s Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments”, Congregational Research Service, 2010, p.7-8
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... of experts from different backgrounds and with diverse experiences and point of views on the topic. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, several inter-ethnic and nationalist conflicts developed in the North Caucasus region within the newly formed Russian Federation. Indeed, the North Caucasus is the scene of Europe’s deadliest conflicts, and remains a significant source of instability in Russia: even if the situation is improved, instability remains, and in 2011 at least 1378 casualties occurred, including 750 deaths in ...
