The Implications of Redrawing the Chechnya-Ingushetia Border

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The drawing of administrative borders between Chechnya and Ingushetia caused protests in Ingushetia that began in October 2018, continued until March 2019, and culminated in the resignation…

What Putin’s Exit Could Mean for Chechnya: The Pitfalls of Kadyrov’s State-within-a-State

(PONARS Policy Memo) After the Soviet Union broke apart, the Russian government fought two highly destructive wars against insurgents in Chechnya—in 1994-1996 and in 1999-2009. Both wars caused immense bloodshed, dislocation,…

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Mass Protest in Ingushetia

(Point & Counterpoint) An attempt to demarcate the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia has provoked mass protests in Ingushetia, Russia’s smallest region. Unusually for Russia, part of the Ingush elite…

Why Russia Is Failing the “Syria Test” for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West

(PONARS Policy Memo) As the confrontation between the West and Russia matures, the proposition that the West should combine military containment with engagement in areas of mutual interest has been gaining…

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Herron: It is hard to think how the United States would cooperate with Russia in Syria

(WRNR Talk Radio) Erik Herron discusses Russia, U.S.-Russian relations, Syria, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin's domestic political system, Russia's undermining of Western institutions, the situation in Turkey, Donald Trump's orientation on foreign…

Political and Social Attitudes of Russia’s Muslims: Caliphate, Kadyrovism, or Kasha?

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russia has the largest Muslim population of any European country. Although precise numbers are lacking, estimates usually range from 16-20 million. To what extent do Russia’s Muslims represent…

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Kadyrovism: Hardline Islam as a Tool of the Kremlin?

(Ifri) This paper analyses the phenomenon of “Kadyrovism” as a relatively coherent ideology which possesses its own internal logic and propaganda tools and which reflects the reality of Ramzan Kadyrov’s…

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“Politkovskaya’s Warning” and Russian War Crimes in Syria

(EDM) Last Friday (October 7) marked ten years since the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya. And while her killer and several accomplices were convicted, the mastermind of…

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Petrov: If Putin disappears, Kadyrov is a potential king maker – or even a king

(The Telegraph) Ramzan Kadyrov styles himself as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most loyal follower, but the scale of his ambitions is now being questioned as he becomes increasingly independent from the…

The “Islamic State” as a Security Problem for Russia: The Nature and Scale of the Threat

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) From the late 2000s, international attention to links between the North Caucasus and the global jihadist movement gradually waned. It has recently resurfaced, however, primarily due…

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