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Tagged: chechnya

  • Nationalities Papers- The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity
    • in Prevention · Regions · Research · World

    Protecting the state: Russian repressive tactics in the North Caucasus

    Journal abstract Since the end of the second Chechen campaign, the North Caucasus counterinsurgency has experienced the shift from military involvement toward prevalence of law enforcement instruments. This paper discusses[…]

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    The Caucasus Emirate flag
    • in Guides

    Guide: The Caucasus Emirate

    The Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz) was the main insurgent group operating in the North Caucasus between 2007 and 2015. However, the deaths of key ideologues, intense pressure from the security[…]

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  • A Chechen fighter with a Borz submachine gun, 1995
    • in Debate

    Explainer: The Chechen Conflict

    Although violence has declined significantly in recent years, foreign fighters and ideologues continue to reference “jihad” in Chechnya and many Russian-speaking fighters in Syria have previous experience of the North[…]

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    • in Radicalisation · Research

    Assessing Unholy Alliances in Chechnya: From Communism and Nationalism to Islamism and Salafism

    Journal abstract The end of the Cold War ushered in a new period of instability in the Caucasus, as groups formerly associated with the Communist Party sought to wrest power[…]

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  • europe asia studies
    • in Groups · Research

    Suicide Bombing: Chechnya, the North Caucasus and Martyrdom

    Journal abstract This essay analyses Chechen-related suicide attacks, locating them within the historical and political context of the anti-Russian insurgency in the North Caucasus and the different factions of the[…]

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    • in Research · World

    Defected and loyal? A case study of counter- defection mechanisms inside Chechen paramilitaries

    Journal abstract Can former insurgents in the service of counterinsurgent paramilitaries be considered a perfectly loyal force? What mechanisms may help to deter subsequent defections of individuals who have already[…]

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    • in Research · World

    The Al Qaeda brand: The strategic use of the “terrorist” label

    Journal abstract Al Qaeda leaders have consistently praised the Chechen insurgents as an exemplary front of global jihad. Ayman al-Zawahiri recently applauded the steadfastness of the Chechen rebels and indicated[…]

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    • in Groups · Regions · Research · World

    The Impact of Jihadist Foreign Fighters on Indigenous Secular-Nationalist Causes: Contrasting Chechnya and Syria

    Journal abstract Jihadist foreign fighters have become common in civil conflicts in Muslim countries. While research exists on the impact they have upon returning home, less attention has been given[…]

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    • in Causes of radicalisation · Groups · Ideologies · Radicalisation · Regions · Research · World

    Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment

    Journal abstract The aim of this article is to explore and analyze the role of foreign fighters in the recent episodes of Russo–Chechen violence in the North Caucasus. The article[…]

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    Marat Shterin
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    Religion, Extremism and Radicalisation in post-communist Russia: issues, public policy and research

    In the past two decades Russia has seen a proliferation of religiously motivated ideologies, groups, movements and actions aimed at radical solutions of perceived social and political issues. The appeal[…]

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