Essays on chechnya

This paper ''Russia-Chechnya Strategy'' tells that Chechnya is a hub of great concern to the Russian Federation. With its national interests of safeguarding territorial integrity, preventing terrorism, ensuring regional stability, Russia has been intense relations with Chechnya for decades.... Terrorism has been on the rise as well as sabotage and hostage-taking in the Russian cities. A third Chechen war is looming as the tactics devised are reaching new levels of intensity. This feeds into increased...

The role of Russia within the conflict in Chechnya can be traced all the way back to the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great. It was at this time, in the 17th century, that Russian troops first began to enter this region. ... Fierce resistance was provided by those living there at that time and continual sub currents of strife has lasted up until the present day. The iron grip of the Soviet Union on the Chechen region helps to squelch many independence movements that would otherwise exhibited...

In this paper 'Russia's Invasion in Chechnya' the author will try to answer the following questions: Why was this war fought between Chechnya and Russia? Who were the players and what were their intentions? What were the consequences and implications of this conflict?... The author states that the causes of the war and its implications resonate to this day. The Caucasus has always been a difficult area for Russia to rule, and we see that today with the ongoing dispute between Russian and Georgia...

The paper "Kosovo and Chechnya: a Comparison" tells us about NATO operations in Kosovo and the actions of the Russian military in Chechnya. The key question is whether the conflicts in Kosovo and Chechnya do bear much resemblance.... Certain parallels between these two conflicts exist without a doubt. Thus, both cases involve powerful separatist movements, which emerged after the collapse of the Soviets, with ethnic and religious factors underlying them: they have unfolded on almost exclusively Muslim...

The paper "Military Operations in Kosovo and Chechnya" states that the perceived similarity between the Kosovo conflict and the First Chechen war suggested that the only reason for NATO's refraining from any actions was the huge military potential of Russia.... Some authors strongly believe that cultural, strategic, or geopolitical importance of the region in question is not a less important argument to justify military interventions than the systematic violations of humanitarian law or threat to...

This paper ''Religious Ethnic Cleansing by Russia in Chechnya'' discusses that the conflict in Chechnya is the most protracted of the entire post- Soviet conflicts (Isakov 2004). The violent is the only conflict secessionist that has taken place within the Russia Federation.... As political, social and cultural issues resurface between the contemporary ethnic Russians and the Northern Caucasus-Chechen minority group, this centuries-old-religious and ethnic battles continued in a war over national...

In the paper 'Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society' the author tries to answer some questions that arise from an examination of the Chechen War. Why was this war fought between Chechnya and Russia? Who were the players and what were their intentions?... The author states that the conflicts in the region are largely historical and take their impetus from events in the past. Under Russian oppression in the 19th century, Chechen Muslims have driven away, with a large number immigrating to the Ottoman...

This essay "Understanding the Causes and Circumstances Wars in Chechnya" will discuss order to completely understand the causes of the two Chechnya wars, which entails a critical look at the main motives of the two involved parties—the rebellious group of Chechnya and the Russian government. ... While it seems logical to claim that national liberation fuelled by fundamentalist beliefs on Islam could be the main reason for the movements of Chechnya which explain in greater detail in the succeeding...

Also, the long dark history between Russia and Chechnya can't be ignored.... Twenty-one years ago, in 1994, Moscow began a military operation which it expected to be a “blitzkrieg” (lightening war) against radical separatist in Chechnya, a small, self-proclaimed independent, oil-rich Russian republic, located in North Caucasus mountain region.... In 1999, Russia started the second Chechnya war which was officially declared successfully over by the Russian federation in 2009....

Yeltsin declared the Revolutionary movement under the direction of Dudayev as illegal and imposed martial law in Chechnya.... The period from 1992 to 1994 in Chechnya was characterized by the efforts to construct an independent statehood with national symbols and other state institutions (Bahcheli, Bartmann & Subrnik 2004, p.... After several attempts of negotiation with the Chechnya, Russian President made a decision to “use the full brunt of the military with a purpose to renegade republic of Chechnya' back into the legal, political and economic space of Russia” (Bahcheli, Bartmann & Subrnik 2004, p....

The dissertation "Role of Stereotypes in British Foreign Policy towards Russia" focuses on the investigation of how the British Foreign Policy applies to Russia, considering three case studies involving the Russia-Georgia conflict, the Russia-Chechnya conflict, and the Beslan Hostage Crisis.... Russia's political conflicts timeline with the British, Chechnya, US, and its handling of other situations, such as the Beslan Hostage crisis, get reviews to highlight the causes of the conflicts and the corresponding counteractions of the British under the cover of its Foreign Policy....

Chechens demanded to Spitcerow model Explain how the Chechnya conflict is relate to human needs theory Human needs theory aim at explaining human behavior and their social interaction.... How and in what manner did the conflict of Chechnya enlarge?... he conflict enlarged because of inhabitation by the Al- Qaeda recruits who were based in the three camps established for their training in Chechnya.... Those who graduated from these camps after two months of intensive training were given missions to conduct and one of the missions was to kill and bring about confusion in Chechnya as a way to divert attention from these three training camps....

Chechnya AND KOSOVO Introduction With the collapse of communism 1991, many historians and political commentators suggested that the solid values of market capitalism were now the ones that would be directing history.... The other, Chechnya, indicated nothing much had changed and that might makes right.... This illusion came crashing down with the Balkans, where the Europeans were powerless in the early 1990s, and Chechnya, where they chose to turn a blind eye, intimidated by an unstable and resurgent Russia, and unable to finding a compelling political reasons to engage....

It considers three case studies involving the Russia-Georgia conflict, the Russia-Chechnya conflict, and the Beslan Hostage Crisis, whereby both Russia and Britain were involved.... The paper "Bias in British Foreign Policy Towards Russia" seeks to investigate how the British Foreign Policy applies to Russia....

However, Tatarstan and Chechnya were not part of this agreement.... Later, Tatarstan bowed to the agreement leaving Chechnya alone.... This was followed by declaration of full independence form Moscow in 1993 by the Chechnya (Turkish Weekly 1).... The other issue at hand is the natural resources in Chechnya, and the religious tensions especially between largely secular or Christian Russians and Muslim Chechens....

Profile of a Terrorist Group Name: Institution: Profile of a Terrorist Group History of the group In Russia's North Caucasus region, an ethnic minority group comprising of Muslims forms the Chechens group, which is responsible for the calls of emancipation of Chechnya from the rest of Russia.... After the Soviet collapse, there was the creation of Russian Federation Republic of Chechnya.... It advocated for the independence of Chechnya through a movement famously known as Chechen All-National Congress, which made it impossible for the Russian government to take control of the region (Schaefer, 2010)....

President Putin rose to power when the Chechnya problem was at the peak, high corruption in the government and military, economic meltdown and having to choose between a deal not to criticize the former president and doing whatever he believed was right according to him(Baker and Glasser 117).... Putin's presidency came at a time when the problem of Chechen rebellion was troubling government and wanted to bring the presidency that recognizes the plight of Chechnya and on the same note not portraying the outgoing President in bad light....

Chechnya, a rugged land in the Caucasus Mountains on the southern periphery of the Russian empire, was home to a fiercely independent, clannish society that resented outsiders from colonizing their fruitful land.... The Russians on the other side believing their superiority and being of great power over Chechnya cannot tolerate the hard resistance, fighting the stubborn struggle in the person of General Aleiksei Yermolov.... ?? This assertive move of the Russians paved way for even more bloodshed fights from the Muslims of Chechnya....

umanitarian Intervention in Chechnya ... he war wedged in Chechnya by the Russian armed forces ended in February 2000 with Russia conquering the capital city, Grozny.... During the crisis the international aid workers faced bad experiences in Chechnya.... Although there has been activities in “Ingushetia, North Ossetia, and Daghestan”33, there was only a visit by a representative “from the UN Commission for Human Rights (UNCHR)”34 in Chechnya....

A lot of countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Kashmir and Chechnya are suffering from such violations. ... ar on Chechnya ... It stated that it is further broadening the war against terrorism and provided such lame excuse for its violent war crimes on innocent Chechnya people.... More than 200,000 people have died since the war has broken out in Chechnya in ... More than 70,000 Russian troops have invaded the land of Chechnya....

The author's story gets clouded by memories of wars in places such as Beirut, Uganda, Chechnya, Northern Ireland, and the Sudan.... At the present moment of his narration, the author is physically in Chechnya trying to relocate a man who disappeared in a war torn village....

The author of the current research paper "Has the ECHR Struck a Balance in Dealing with International Terrorism" primarily claims that the world has changed significantly since 1950 when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) was first established.... ... ... ... Admittedly, September 11, 2000, the terrorist attack on the United States brought into focus a problem which before that sat simmering in the shadows of political discontent....

Baker and Glasser (2004) described the hostage takers as “guerillas” or “fighters,” from Chechnya and other nations, while the Russian government called them “terrorists” (p.... Zakayev, who stood for Aslan Maskhadov, the Chechen separatist leader and deposed president, said that they wanted Maskhadov's help in negotiating with the guerillas because their demands were related to the Chechnya conflict (Baker & Glasser, 2004, p....

This proposition is tested using Russian artillery fire in Chechnya (2000 to 2005) to estimate indiscriminate violence's effect on subsequent ... his article uses Russian artillery strikes on populated settlements in Chechnya ... use artillery strikes by Russian forces on populated settlements in Chechnya ... “Chechnya,” one observer ... ell” (Politkovskaya 2003), Chechnya would appear a clear example of indiscriminate ...

It should be stated that Tamerlan's January, 2012 visit to Russia which included travels to Chechnya, Dagestan and North Caucasus is a major focus of investigation into the suspect's background and possible affiliation with Chechen jihadist groups.... when they fled their war-torn country along with their family, but the radicalization process that was aided by the accessibility of Islamist and fundamentalist media and possible links to jihadist organizations in Chechnya was able to generate a far more profound impact on the minds of the alleged bombers which contradicted with their American upbringing....

Shamil Basaev, the Chechen “terrorist leader who planned the Beslan attack,” demanded that the Russian forces withdraw from Chechnya and recognize its independence (Banovac et al.... Aslanbek Aslakhanov, Putin's top aide for Chechnya, stated to the media: “What has happened today you know yourselves was started by terrorists” (Baker & Glasser, 2004, p.... Putin opposed demands from the West and the European Union to find political solutions to Chechnya conflict through negotiating with Chechen moderates....

9/11 also helped Moscow to address issues of Chechnya and other soviet republics of Central Asia.... Russia too had its fair deal of Islamic attacks in the country with Chechnya and beslan tragedies, it was understandable to see Russia and USA to have same top priority in their agenda- terrorism.... Russia was criticized by USA for their use of force and human rights violation against civilians in Chechnya.... The only problems which can hinder the whole issue are the issue of its internal problems- problems of Chechnya, its human rights system which has hit the country hard....

In Russia, Chechnya has long raged a fierce opposition to control by the Mother Land.... For over 200 years, Moscow has been in charge of them and they alone have formed the basis of government, but Chechnya has been afforded a certain level of autonomy.... This fight resulted in two major and bloody wars for independence, but in the end Chechnya still remains an autonomous region of Russia.... In the aftermath of this tragic event, Chechan separatists did claim responsibility for the attack and that they were aiming to gain recognition of the independence of Chechnya and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region....

Chechnya wants independence, Palestinians want land, and so forth.... Two conclusions the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) Report reached were terrorism incidents occur under political unrest or in middle to lower income countries.... Terrorism incidents occur less frequently in countries with stable governments....

The author of the "Legal Theory and Natural Law" paper considers why there should be such a link between human rights and natural law and explore some of the alleged limits of rights-based thinking by reference to both the literature and concrete examples.... .... ... ... To give a more detailed analysis of the issues of rights discourse and the relationship with the concepts and issues of positive law, we would have to discuss the meaning and history of individual rights....

(Russia, Chechnya, Armenia, and Azerbaijan), and Africa (Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Angola).... From east to west and north to south, political leaders who suddenly found themselves without a cause continued to do battle with legitimate regimes in Africa, Yugoslavia or Iraq, filling up the political vacuum left by communism as in Afghanistan and Chechnya, or finding fault with America, the world's superpower by default (Kagan 63). ... Chechnya refused to be under the mighty hand of Russia....

his has been witnessed in sporting events conducted in Chechnya and Afghanistan.... Although Chechnya was suffering from social disorders, armed combats, and upheavals within the nation; its citizens demonstrated exemplary pride in the Russian League football team (Pinkus, 2006).... n the case of Chechnya and Afghanistan, the sporting event served to promote national pride....

The previous reprisals of Chechnya, Georgia, and Russian internal opposition are analyzed as a sequence with this new Ukrainian example of enormous Putin's ambitions.... In particular, the previous reprisals of Chechnya, Georgia and Russian internal opposition can be analyzed as a sequence these days with this new Ukrainian example of enormous Putin's ambitions.... Nevertheless, Russia which is claimed to be the part of this world is not only accepting its leader but widely supports his wars in Chechnya, Georgia or Ukraine....

It is widely known the issue which is burning in Russia in recent years has been Chechnya, and political killings of some top Russian Leaders.... Adding salt to the injury was the Russia's actions in Chechnya which has worsened the situation.... o as predicted by the Analysts, human rights issues in places like Chechnya, crisis of Russia (Kaliningrad region) and Estonia has further brought relations between two regions down as increasing criticism from all parts of European states justifies the state of relations these two regions have at this moment....

Russia also needs to arm Syria in order to stop this spread of Islamist radicalism that Russia had to deal with in Chechnya and to prevent Islamist terrorists using Syria as another from to attack Russia.... In addition, the fact that the Americans and the British have already started putting into place plans for supplying arms to these Syrian “rebels” who are nothing more than the remnants of the Al Qaeda fighters that have been knocked out from Chechnya and Iraq and Afghanistan and all these other places that have suffered from American and “international” invasions(Neistat 2)....

Stalin never faced consequences for mass extermination of Chechnya or other groups. ... Stalin never faced consequences for mass extermination of Chechnya or other groups.... The reason is genocide happens during wars, conflicts, and other armed skirmishes.... The definition of genocide depends on the victor in any type of war....

In Russia, recurrent conflict in Chechnya has played a major role in promoting Islamophobia. ... The effectiveness of this strategy was much greater than the United States declaration of war on Iran and Russia declaring war on Chechnya.... "Islamophobia: Western Media Contribution to Hate on Islam" paper focuses on Islamophobia that is an unfounded and unfair opinion formed against Islam and Muslims....

orruption within the Russian military seemed to be endemic, which given its role in maintaining central government authority and internal security in some of the remoter regions of the Russian Federation certainly permitted organised crime to rise, for instance in Chechnya.... The army was supposed to keep all the roads into Chechnya secure to prevent the rebels escaping or gaining supplies and money.... Yeltsin would have preferred to take loans off the oligarchs rather than the IM F because they would not insist on social and economic reforms or restrict payments due to fears over human rights abuses in Chechnya....

Tsarnaevs brothers are basically from Chechnya which is located in Russia.... The Tsarnaevs fled from Chechnya after war broke out in the 1990s.... Furthermore, in this case in relation to the Boston bomb blast, the two brothers were believed to face different cultural norms as applied in the US that are different in comparison to Chechnya.... In accordance with the bomb blast case in Boston, it is believed that the two Tsarnaevs brothers were under the influence of changes in social structure and have developed hatred against the government of the US due to its involvement in relation to war in Chechnya....

A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya.... The aim of the paper 'Of Paradise and Power by Robert Kagan' is to analyze Robert Kagan's book that had a big influence on author's thinking about conflict resolution and identity conflicts.... The author is troubled by that fact that America has to fight alone to preserve stability and peace....

Apart from conflicts in Europe, wars happened in Kashmir and Chechnya.... Russia has also used the terminology ‘war on terror' for its actions in Chechnya.... The paper "The War on Terror Produces More Terrorism" tells us about the global war on terror.... Since then there has been a debate whether the war on terror gives the desired results....

Russia faces threats and terrorist adversaries in Chechnya, the northern Caucasus and throughout the predominantly Muslim south-eastern portion of the country.... Internally, Russian national power faces threats from separatist movements and Muslim fundamentalist terrorists in the North Caucasus and Chechnya.... Their goals are autonomy for their respective regions and disruption of Russian national power as expressed by devolution of the Russian state and autonomy for the North Caucasus, Chechnya and other contested regions....

He alludes to the series of tortures applied by the non-Muslims upon the Muslims in the Russian territories, the CARS, Chechnya, Bosnia, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and other parts of the globe.... On the contrary, the world has never condemned the malpractices, inequalities, hostilities and injustices being committed in Palestine, Lebanon, Kashmir, Bosnia, Chechnya, Philippines, Afghanistan, Iraq and now in Pakistan; it has caused the criminal minded people rise up to the occasion in order to apply their own methodologies for their rule....

The case of suicide female bombers from Chechnya is also not much different.... Apart from Muslim women in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan, women from Sri Lanka and Chechnya are also participating in suicide bombing attacks which clearly shows that there are some common themes or rationales behind every female suicide attacks.... “Victimisation of Female Suicide Bombers: The Case of Chechnya”....

When Kremlin obstinately ignored this protest action, as had been the touchstone of its policy since the post-World War II period, the Chechnya crisis deteriorated into an Islamic extremist movement that threatens to explode into a civil war with worrisome international ramifications.... remlin's decision to meet Chechens' use of force with force characterizes Russia's basic Chechnya policy dating back to Stalin, which looks at Chechens as undeserving of political latitude because of their long history of banditry, among other reasons....

Ozden Oktav (2005, p17) says that during the year 1994-95, after having observed the Russian military power in Chechnya and the tempting oil resources of Azerbaijan drove the profound interests of United States in the Caucasus and Caspian region.... These issues relate to the ongoing Russia-Chechnya conflict going on for decades....

In particular, the Danish Refugee Council regularly provides humanitarian assistance to IDPs from Chechnya residing in Ingushetia.... According to the Committee of the Chechen Republic, in March 63 families were back from Ingushetia to Chechnya.... The paper "Ideas of New Humanitarianism for Disaster Response, Reconstruction and Mitigation" reports on the transition from post-catastrophic improvisation to pre-catastrophic training....

Jihadists also recruit volunteers to be trained in Afghanistan or join jihad fights in Chechnya, Indonesia and Bosnia.... Many of them have old relations especially with other members with others having gone through training camps abroad or participated in mujahhadin in Bosnia and Chechnya....

The cold war was a series of events that took place between the United States and the then Soviet Nation that lasted from 1945 to 1991 and escalated with the Cuban missile crisis where both nations were on the brink of a nuclear war (Kennan 1972).... These decades of confrontation.... ... ... Proxy wars, economic confrontation, spy networks, alliance formation, arms race and technological competition were at their peak during this time....

One dimension of the threat was the political and military conflicts in Chechnya.... had publicly denounced Russia's involvement in Chechnya and a separation developed between the countries in the 1990s.... The bond that began to develop from new thinking ideas was overshadowed by continuing tensions regarding missile defense, NATO, and the Chechnya situation....