Dagestan

The Nature and Sources of Terrorist Threat in Russia: An “Armed Underground” or ISIL?

(PONARS Policy Memo) The 2018 FIFA World Cup shifted the attention of terrorism watchers to Russia. In advance of the tournament, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)…

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The Kremlin’s New Man in Dagestan: Corruption Supplants Security as Moscow’s Chief Concern

(PONARS Policy Memo) On October 3, 2017, Vladimir Vasiliev was appointed acting head of the republic of Dagestan. Vasiliev replaced the outgoing leader, Ramazan Abdulatipov, who had guided the region…

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New Policy Memo: The Boston Bombings: A Post-Qaeda Take on “Lone Wolves” and “Leaderless Jihad”

Any immediate or early comments on major terrorist attacks, such as the April 2013 Boston marathon bombings, are bound to be highly speculative. They may actually add to the general…

The Boston Bombings: A Post-Qaeda Take on “Lone Wolves” and “Leaderless Jihad”

Any immediate or early comments on major terrorist attacks, such as the April 2013 Boston marathon bombings, are bound to be highly speculative. They may actually add to the general…

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Dagestan: A political facelift, or new rules of the game?

(RBTH) The detention of Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov has brought Dagestan into the spotlight once again. A veteran Dagestani politician has been taken out of the game in a move that is…

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Dagestan: A political facelift, or new rules of the game?