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Ingushetia Heads Toward Rebellion
The course of events in the republic of Ingushetia, the smallest and youngest republic of the Russian Federation, has changed dramatically over the past two years. In particular, changes were seen in the confrontation between the armed opposition, the Sharia jamaat and the pro-Moscow authorities,... MORE
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Russia Creates Far Eastern Development Agency
On May 21, Russia’s freshly re-minted President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to reform the cabinet. The government now includes the newly-created Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, which will coordinate the implementation of regional development programs and manage state-owned assets, except... MORE
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Putin Visits Belarus
Today (May 31), Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made the first foreign trip of his new term in office. The visit was to neighboring Belarus to hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in Minsk. Putin’s choice of Belarus was something of a surprise as... MORE
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Russia Errs Again in Trying to Resolve the North Caucasus Insurgency Problem
The last few days in May have been tense in Chechnya, including inside the pro-Moscow government of Chechnya, with Ramzan Kadyrov sacking the republican government. Odes Baisultanov, Kadyrov’s cousin, had presided over the government since 2007 (https://ria.ru/politics/20120521/654518251.html). The former minister of agriculture, Abubakar Edelgeriev, replaced... MORE
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US Ambassador in Russia Under Fire, Again
US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul – former director for Russia and Eurasia on the US National Security Council, considered the architect of President Barack Obama’s “reset policy” of improved US-Russian relations – arrived in Moscow last January and almost immediately got into trouble. A... MORE
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Circassian Activists Show Appreciation for Georgia’s Openness to the North Caucasus
On May 21, over 50 people from Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia and Adygea chose to commemorate the anniversary of the Russian-Circassian war in the 19th century in Georgia. “In practice the issue of the Russian-Caucasian war’s results should be discussed in Russia, by Russian scholars,” the head... MORE
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Russia Recreates the Berdsk Spetsnaz Brigade
An apparently random movement of a Russian Special Forces battalion located in the Central Military District (MD) may be an indication that the General Staff is increasingly concerned about future security in Central Asia. Moreover, it may be an additional sign of the persistent experimentation... MORE
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Police Operation Sheds Light on Moscow’s Tactics in the North Caucasus
On May 24, an estimated 600 protesters gathered in Makhachkala to demand an investigation into the March 18 murder of four brothers, including Kizlyar city council member Magomed Gamzatov, and their nephew, who were killed after they had a dispute with Kizlyar district head Andrei... MORE
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Putin’s Cadre Reshuffle Brings No New Energy but Much Old Cronyism
Last Friday, the administration of President Vladimir Putin and the government of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had a get-together at a cozy palace outside Moscow, but the mood was rather melancholic. The old-timers, who were in the majority, knew each other too well and were... MORE
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Umarov Calls on All Russia’s Muslims to Join Jihad
It appears the Caucasus Emirate’s representatives finally realized that it is no longer enough to talk about “worldwide jihad” and position the war in the Caucasus as part of it. Caucasus Emirate websites normally provide information about jihadist achievements around the world – in countries... MORE