Publication

This monograph discusses Russia's counterinsurgency in the North Caucasus and provides a historical background to the tensions in this region. The author explains the history of Russian and Soviet relations with the Chechens, the Ingush, the Circassians, and other North Caucasus Muslim nations during the formation of the Russian Empire, the Caucasus wars of the 19th century, and the two Chechen wars and their aftermath. In doing so, she illustrates how underlying tensions and resentment between these peoples, as well as the breakdown of law-and-order and a persistent lack of security, has and will result in continuous unrest and more intense insurgency in the region.