... context was not just a passing reference. According to SITE Intelligence Group analysts (which monitors the activities of terrorist and jihadist groups), the Islamic State is paying special attention to Russia due to the influence of immigrants from the North Caucasus
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One of the major reasons behind Russia's stance on Syria, which has been consistently maintained since the very beginning of the civil conflict in that Middle Eastern country, is the due attention paid to the possible consequences ...
... the particular focus given to Islamic State (IS) is merited by its role as the main center of gravity in the transformation of transnational violent jihadism today. Before exploring how this phenomenon is linked to and affects Russia in and beyond the North Caucasus and in the broader Eurasian context, and before examining the character, scale and the contextual limits of such links, it makes sense reflect on IS itself and the plethora of views and interpretations of this movement.
IS stands out even ...
... practice of using Russia for purposes of internal political mobilization by the official authorities in Georgia (during the presidential elections in 2013 only the oppositional United National Movement used this tactic).
Tbilisi's refusal to support the North Caucasus nationalist movements and a political alliance with them on the basis of positioning Georgia as the “Caucasian alternative” to Russia.
Reversal of the Sochi Olympics boycott and the decision to send a delegation of athletes ...
... a Professor at the State Institute for International Relations, MGIMO, and she also teaches a class about ‘Center-Periphery Relations in Russia’ at the Higher School of Economics. Both Institutes are in Moscow.Why is stabilization in the North Caucasus important?The situation in the North Caucasus can be generally described as the failure of the federal centre policy. Already at the beginning of the 90's, some serious mistakes have been made. So, in 1994, during the first Chechen war,...
As said before, this blog is going to host mainly interviews of experts on the stabilization process in North Caucasus, but before starting with this, it is important to have an overview of the general situation. That is why this post is composed by a brief description of the North Caucasus and a summary of the significant events that occurred in the region ...
... Eurasian region, the SCO, Politics, theory of conflict and violence, conflict resolution, civil wars, terrorism and national security, negotiation and mediation, international law. For my dissertation, I decided to study the stabilization process in the North Caucasus region since the first election of Vladimir Putin as president of the Russian Federation (2000). I am currently undertaking an internship at RIAC where I can work on my dissertation topic through this blog. By doing so, I hope to have some ...
