No. 95: Russia's North Caucasus

Author(s): Aglaya Snetkov
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 95
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011

Although Chechnya no longer makes international headlines, instability persists and has actually spread within the wider North Caucasus region. Degrading socio-economic conditions, an unstable political situation, and increasing religious tension have made the North Caucasus susceptible to Islamist insurgency and terrorist activity. The modernisation strategy for the North Caucasus launched by Moscow in 2008 has failed to reverse the situation so far. Turning into an arc of insecurity, the region poses a growing challenge to stability within Russia and beyond.

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Russia's North Caucasus Federal District

Major Terrorist Incidents in Russia (2000-2011)