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Chechnya - Russia's 'War on Terror'

By John Russell

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2007
ISBN
0415380642, 9780415380645, 9780203946664
LCC
DK511.C37 R86 2007
Open Library ID
OL10204452M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1527160 bytes)
Series
BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
Pages
272\268
Topic
Geography Russia
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

The Russo-Chechen conflict has been the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War. It continues to drag on, despite the fact that it hits the headlines only when there is some 'terrorist spectacular'. Providing a comprehensive overview of the war and the issues connected with it, the author examines the origins of the conflict historically and traces how both sides were dragged inexorably into war in the early 1990s. The book discusses the two wars (1994-96 and 1999 to date), the intervening truce and shows how a downward spiral of violence has led to a mutually-damaging impasse from which neither side has been able to remove itself. It applies theories of conflict, especially theories of terrorism and counter-terrorism and concludes by proposing some alternative resolutions that might lead to a just and lasting peace in the region.

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