![](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/publication-nc.jpg)
Latest North Caucasus Weekly Articles
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kamil_Samigullin_-_EDM_March_27__2013.jpg)
Kazan and Moscow Continue Muted Struggle for Power
On March 20, the newspaper Kommersant reported that Tatarstan has prepared a series of amendments to the Russian law on fighting extremism. The adoption of this legislation would increase the penalties for individuals involved in extremist organizations. Experts warn that the new laws could render... MORE
Kazan and Moscow Continue Muted Struggle for Power
On March 20, the newspaper Kommersant reported that Tatarstan has prepared a series of amendments to the Russian law on fighting extremism. The adoption of this legislation would increase the penalties for individuals involved in extremist organizations. Experts warn that the new laws could render... MORE
In North Caucasus, Ethnic Russians Worse Off Where There Are More of Them, Moscow Sociologist Says
According to a Moscow sociologist, ethnic Russians are “paradoxically” more likely to suffer from discrimination in those republics of the North Caucasus where there are more of them. This finding suggests that ongoing efforts by the Kremlin and some republican leaders to promote the return... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aleksandr_Khloponin_-_EDM_March_26__2013.jpg)
In North Caucasus, Ethnic Russians Worse Off Where There Are More of Them, Moscow Sociologist Says
According to a Moscow sociologist, ethnic Russians are “paradoxically” more likely to suffer from discrimination in those republics of the North Caucasus where there are more of them. This finding suggests that ongoing efforts by the Kremlin and some republican leaders to promote the return... MORE
Ethnic Russians Leave Stavropol Creating Regional Security Vacuum
At the beginning of 2013, several trials of suspected militants concluded in Stavropol region. Some observers assert that Islamic extremism has found a suitable breeding ground in the eastern part of Stavropol region because of its depressed economy and influx of ethnic Dagestanis from neighboring... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Stavropol_Police_-_EDM_March_25__2013.jpg)
Ethnic Russians Leave Stavropol Creating Regional Security Vacuum
At the beginning of 2013, several trials of suspected militants concluded in Stavropol region. Some observers assert that Islamic extremism has found a suitable breeding ground in the eastern part of Stavropol region because of its depressed economy and influx of ethnic Dagestanis from neighboring... MORE
Ibragim Gajidadaev, Dagestan’s Most Wanted Militant, Involved in Makhachkala Shootout
Media reports about a government special operation in the suburban town of Semender near Makhachkala, Dagestan, would not have captured anybody’s attention (www.moidagestan.ru/news/antiterror/26153) had there not been several strong reasons to pay attention to it. This special operation indicated how deep and complex the links... MORE
Disputed Border Area Between Chechnya and Ingushetia Remains Regional Hot Spot
Another successful special operation by government forces in the border area between Chechnya and Ingushetia has again attracted attention to this region, which is sometimes referred to as a Bermuda triangle on a local scale. From examining the major armed incidents in Ingushetia over the... MORE
Interior Ministry Troops Are Projected to Become Professional Military Force
The Russian government continues to optimize its security forces in the run-up to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the beginning of March, Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Fuzhenko announced reforms of the troops under the command of the Russian Ministry of the Interior (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del—MVD).... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Russian_MVD_troops_-_EDM_March_20__2013.jpg)
Interior Ministry Troops Are Projected to Become Professional Military Force
The Russian government continues to optimize its security forces in the run-up to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the beginning of March, Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Fuzhenko announced reforms of the troops under the command of the Russian Ministry of the Interior (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del—MVD).... MORE