Weapons traffic in Russia's caucasus

Since the first Chechen war of 1996, the Chechen conflict and other violent clashes in the North Caucasus region--have been driven less by traditional nationalist-separatist motives and more by an adherence to radical Islam. The Moscow terrorist attacks in March, 2010, sparked renewed concern about...

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Published inThe Journal of social, political, and economic studies Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 224 - 241
Main Authors Bowers, Stephen R, Borov, Zaur, O'Neill, Kyle M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Council for Social and Economic Studies 01.07.2010
Council for Social and Economic Studies, Inc
Subjects
Analysis
Caucasus
Chechnya
Colleges & universities
Corruption
Demographic aspects
Drug Addiction
Extremism
Foreign residents
International Trade
Islam
Islamism
Laws, regulations and rules
Military aspects
Organized crime
Profits
Prosperity
Radicalism
Russia
Safety and security measures
Security
Security services
Terrorism
Terrorist Organizations
Traffic
Violence
Weapons
Weapons of mass destruction
Russia
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Summary:Since the first Chechen war of 1996, the Chechen conflict and other violent clashes in the North Caucasus region--have been driven less by traditional nationalist-separatist motives and more by an adherence to radical Islam. The Moscow terrorist attacks in March, 2010, sparked renewed concern about spreading violence from the North Caucasus radical Islamic community.
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ISSN:0278-839X