Western Policy on Chechnya: Rationalizing Relations with Russia?

Since Russia launched its "anti-terrorist campaign" in Chechnya in the fall of 1999, the West has stepped up criticism of Moscow's actions in the North Caucasus. While recognizing the lack…

Will We See a New Russian Security Policy After the Elections?

Concerns about security among the Russian people have peaked at levels not seen since the disintegration of the USSR. Today it is obvious that security issues will become very popular…

The Death of Arms Control: Popular Myths About What Russia Can and Will Do

To some, the title of this memo might seem an overstatement. After all, Russia is engaged in two sets of important arms control negotiations. The CFE-2 talks are nearing completion and the…

Dagestan and Chechnya: Russia’s Self-Defeating Wars

In the Russian North Caucasus history repeats itself again and again, always as tragedy. Russia's leaders seem incapable of grasping the subtle complexities of politics in Dagestan and Chechnya, despite…

Chechnya: The Military’s Golden Opportunity to Emerge as an Important Political Player in Russia

The convergence of a number of factors–both domestic and foreign–has provided the Russian military with a golden opportunity to increase its power in Russian politics. The conduct of the Russian…

Civil-Military Relations in Russia and the Chechnya Conflict

A number of recent developments have provoked unease in both Russia and the West about the state of Russia's civil-military relations. The Russian army's massive campaign in Chechnya, forceful comments…

A Week in the Life of the North Caucasus

I learned about my mother’s death once the airplane landed in Moscow and my phone could be switched back on. She died while I was on en route from…

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