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War on the Edge of Europe: the Chechen conflict in a new light?
Krieg am Rande Europas: der Tschetschenienkonflikt in neuem Licht?
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Abstract The Moscow hostage drama has brought the war in Chechnya back into public discussion. Spectacular kidnappings with large numbers of casualties were a feature of the escalation of violence in the North Caucasus in the past. But never did the outpouring of violence from the war in Chechnya strike Russ... view more
The Moscow hostage drama has brought the war in Chechnya back into public discussion. Spectacular kidnappings with large numbers of casualties were a feature of the escalation of violence in the North Caucasus in the past. But never did the outpouring of violence from the war in Chechnya strike Russia and the rest of the world as directly as it did this time. The Russian Government’s official position on the act of terrorism in Moscow, and its alleged link with international terrorism, is an occasion to re-examine some aspects of the long war in the North Caucasus region. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
negotiation; Islam; radicalism; Russia; geopolitics; fight against terrorism; political conflict; warfare; hostage-taking; Taliban; conflict management; political violence; separatism; terrorism; domestic policy
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Cecnja (Respublika); politisch motivierte Gewaltanwendung; Militanter Islam; Wahhabismus; Heiliger Krieg (Islam); Basaev, Samil; Gelaev, Ruslan; Maschadov, Aslan
Document language
English
Publication Year
2002
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 04/2002
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications