Russia's Counterinsurgency in North Caucasus The Strategic Threat of Religious Extremism and Moscow's Response: Performance and Consequences |
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| Author:
| Cohen, Ariel |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58487-606-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | United States Government Printing Office
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| Imprint: | Department of the Army |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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This monograph examines the issues behind the continuing low-level insurgency in the Russian North Caucasus. It begins by analyzing the history of the bloody and contentious relations between the Russian and the North Caucasus Muslim nations, focusing specifically on the process of subjugating the region by the Russian Empire; the Caucasus wars of the 19th century; and the two Chechen wars and their aftermath, beginning in 1994 until today. This book will appeal to...
More DescriptionThis monograph examines the issues behind the continuing low-level insurgency in the Russian North Caucasus. It begins by analyzing the history of the bloody and contentious relations between the Russian and the North Caucasus Muslim nations, focusing specifically on the process of subjugating the region by the Russian Empire; the Caucasus wars of the 19th century; and the two Chechen wars and their aftermath, beginning in 1994 until today.
This book will appeal to the national security and policy community. Academia and political science students researching the Russia's North Caucus, including Chechens, Ingush, Circassians, and other North Caucus nations that feel angst with Russians may find this text a helpful aid from a historical perspective dating back to the 18thc Century and forward. The author showcases the growth of terrorist activity in the region and poses outlook and recommendations in the rise of Radical Islamism. Military students and leaders may find this book refreshing as the book points to growing a coalition of nations to address the consequences of Russia's actions that are relevant in modern society.
Russia and the Soviet Union resources collection can be found here:
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs/russia-soviet-union Counterinsurgency collection is available here:
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/counterinsurgency