Debate on 5 May: Chechnya and the North Caucasus
This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on the political situation in Chechnya and the North Caucasus, and its implications for global security.
Russia
Briefing
This Library Note provides a recent history of Chechnya and the North Caucasus and of the armed insurgency which continues in the region. The Note also examines the current political situation in Chechnya and other key North Caucasus states such as Dagestan and Ingushetia, and the role of factors such as alleged violations of human rights, economic hardship and religion in the ongoing conflict. Finally the Note examines the response of the international community to the crisis.
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