Accession Number:

AD1028002

Title:

The North Caucasus Insurgency: Dead or Alive

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CARLISLE BARRACKS United States

Personal Author(s):

• Souleimanov,Emil A

Report Date:

2017-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

139.0

Abstract:

Since the mid-1990s, Chechnya and the North Caucasus have attracted the attention of policymakers, scholars, and experts interested in the theory and practice of separatism, insurgency, and terrorism. As a natural laboratory of political violence in its most distinct forms, the North Caucasus, with inherent ethnic divisions, religious radicalism, an intricate sociocultural profile, and uneasy center-periphery relationships, has been a source of impressive scholarship. While a lot has been written on the causes and contexts of the North Caucasus insurgency, a consensus is still to be reached in the academic and expert community as to the structural factors leading to violent mobilization and pro-insurgent support in Russias volatile region. Moreover, the recent trend of weakening insurgent groups operating in the North Caucasus remains largely unexplored. This monograph builds on and expands the extant scholarship. Specifically, it contributes to the general understanding of the root causes of the regional insurgency and its recent developments. The monograph points to the necessity of comprehending both dimensions in order to evaluate the viability of the North Caucasus insurgency.

Descriptors:

• culture (social sciences)
• ethnic groups
• civil war
• counterterrorism

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE