Many books have been written about the history of Chechnya, the political events precipitating the wars, the military operations, the terrorist attacks, the human rights abuses, and the trauma suffered by almost everyone involved in the conflict. What has yet to be published is …
The unique geopolitical characteristics of the North Caucasus has made it a site of conflict for thousands of years. It was, in many ways, the testing and training grounds for today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Understanding this volatile region is especially important n…
Crossed by oil pipelines and facing Iran and Turkey, the North Caucasus is of great importance to Russia. It is very unstable however as tensions endure between the indigenous peoples, struggling to preserve their identity, and Moscow.