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Will the Detention of Amirov, “Dagestan’s Luzhkov,” Change Anything?

Said Amirov, 59, the mayor of Dagestan’s capital Makhachkala was arrested on June 1, 2013, and accused of the murder of Arsen Gajibekov, the head of a district investigative committee.…

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Circassian Memorial Day, Sochi, and Syria

Circassians all over the world commemorate the 149th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Caucasus war every year on May 21. In Russia, where about a million Circassians live, meetings…

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Recent Quarrels between Chechnya and Ingushetia Reveal Status Quo Fragility

During the days when the global media was covering the perplexing events and exploring the North Caucasian roots of the terroristic acts in Boston, another remarkable and somewhat neglected event…

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The New Insurgents of Our Era

After one of the suspects of the terrorist attack in Boston, 19 year-old Chechen-American Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested, President Barack Obama asked a question that many Americans were asking, “Why…

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«Россия отдыхает тяжело»: военные учения на Черном море

После русско-грузинской войны 2008 года Россия регулярно проводит учения на Черном море. Около 30 российских кораблей, 7000 военнослужащих, более 20 боевых самолетов и вертолетов приняли участие во «внезапной» проверке готовности…

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“Resting” at the Black Sea: Russia’s Latest Military Maneuvers

Since the 2008 war with Georgia, Russia has regularly held military maneuvers on the Black Sea. This March, about 30 ships, 7,000 personnel, and more than 20 airplanes and helicopters…

Признание без независимости: Абхазия в международном контексте

Абхазия отпраздновала очередную годовщину начала процесса признания независимости. Четыре года – небольшой исторический срок для государства. Однако этого достаточно для того, чтобы прошла первая эйфория и можно проанализировать ситуацию, в…

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New Ambiguity in Georgian-Russian Relations

Relations between Russia and Georgia are going through some changes after the new government came to power in Georgia. If before, Saakashvili and Putin/Medvedev had been exercising a policy of…

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Визит Махмуда Аббаса в Карачаево-Черкесию

Президент Палестинской национальной автономии Махмуд Аббас посетил Карачаево-Черкесскую республику – один из российских регионов Северного Кавказа. Он встретился с главой республики Рашидом Темрезовым. Эксперты по северо-кавказскому региону комментируют событие. Валерий Дзуцев,…

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Mahmoud Abbas’ Visit to Karachay-Cherkessia

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, recently visited Karachay-Cherkessia, a Russian republic in the North Caucasus, and met with republican head Rashid Temrezov. I asked three prominent experts…

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