Valery Dzutsati

Valery Dzutsati received his doctoral degree in political science at Arizona State University in 2017. Valery is a native of North Ossetia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the North Ossetian State University and Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland. His research interests span ethnic and religious conflict, political violence, evolution of Russia and countries in Eurasia. His articles appeared in Caucasus Survey, Conflict Management and Peace Studies, Nationalities Papers, Nations and Nationalism, Politics and Religion, Post-Soviet Affairs, Religion, State and Society, Small Wars & Insurgencies, and Social Science Quarterly. He has systematically covered developments in the North Caucasus for the Washington-based research and analysis institute The Jamestown Foundation since 2009. Between 2002 and 2007, Valery served as country director for the British media development organization the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and was based in Vladikavkaz.