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The Chechens of Syria

Those who fight with ISIS are just one group of Chechens now operating in Syria.

Vera Mironova and Ekaterina Sergatskova

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Security Sep 7, 2017 Snapshot

The Chechens of Syria

Those who fight with ISIS are just one group of Chechens now operating in Syria.

Vera Mironova and Ekaterina Sergatskova

From the Archives May 10, 2017 Snapshot

Kadyrov's Campaign of Anti-Gay Violence

Over a hundred men suspected of being gay have been abducted, tortured, and detained by local authorities. At least three men have been killed.

Layla Taimienova

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 2017.

Chechnya Feb 2, 2016 Snapshot

More Putin than Putin

Kadyrov expects that it will be easy to become a serious contender for president of the whole of Russia, but he is likely mistaken. He is setting himself up to be an...

Alexander Baunov

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov smiles during a government organized event marking Chechen language day in central Grozny, April 25, 2013.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Apr 21, 2013 Snapshot

Not Your Average Chechen Jihadis

Since the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were identified as ethnic Chechens, the national conversation about the incident has focused on the connection...

Charles King

Strategy & Conflict Mar 25, 2013 Snapshot

The Real Reason Putin Supports Assad

Vladimir Putin's unwavering support for the Assad regime in Syria is best explained by his dread of fracturing states and Sunni Islamism -- fears he confronted most...

Fiona Hill

Security July/August 2010 Essay

Prisoners of the Caucasus

A pernicious mix of heavy-handed rule, corrupt governance, high unemployment, and militant Islam has reignited the Russian North Caucasus. Today, it is not only the...

Charles King and Rajan Menon

War & Military Strategy May/June 2003 Letter

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Just and Unjust Words

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Matthew Evangelista

Security March/April 2003 Review Essay

Crisis in the Caucasus: A New Look at Russia's Chechen Impasse

Why is Russia hopelessly mired in Chechnya? A new book skillfully details the history of the conflict, but it also goes astray in its often groundless invective.

Charles King

War & Military Strategy March/April 2000 Essay

Russia's Ruinous Chechen War

The Russian Federation is unraveling, and its war against Chechnya shows why. Moscow blames Islamist terrorists for the trouble there. But in doing so, it ignores...

Rajan Menon and Graham E. Fuller

A member of law enforcement forces stands guard during a rally to protest against satirical cartoons of prophet Mohammad published by Charlie Hebdo magazine, in Grozny, Chechnya, January 19, 2015.

Politics & Society March/April 1998 Essay

The Remaking of Eurasia

Russia's post-Soviet orientation is in serious trouble. The West does not want to see any structure in Eurasia that permits Russian hegemony, but abetting continued...

Valery V. Tsepkalo

Security May/June 1995 Essay

Toward Post-Heroic Warfare

Today's wars are easily started and then fought without perceptible restraint. The world has entered a period of post-heroic warfare.

Edward N. Luttwak

A U.S. soldier standing night guard as oil wells burn in the distance in Kuwait, just south of the Iraqi border, on the last night of the Gulf War, February 1991.

War & Military Strategy March/April 1995 Essay

Russia's Wounded Military

The Chechnya misadventure unmasked what Russia's armed forces have known for awhile: the heir to the once-vaunted Soviet military is in shambles. Years of cutbacks in...

Benjamin S. Lambeth

Human Rights March/April 1995 Essay

America, A European Power

The Congress of Vienna, the Treaty of Versailles, and the NATO-based containment strategy were three pivotal decisions in European diplomacy. Now there is a fourth...

Richard Holbrooke

WMD & Proliferation Winter 1986/87 Essay

Learning From Chernobyl

Describes the course of events leading up to and following the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Existing nuclear safeguards should be strengthened and international...

Bennett Ramberg

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The Real Reason Putin Supports Assad

Prisoners of the Caucasus

Just and Unjust Words

Crisis in the Caucasus: A New Look at Russia's Chechen Impasse

Russia's Ruinous Chechen War

The Remaking of Eurasia

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Learning From Chernobyl

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